sorrow
sorrow
noun
noun
语源
noun
- [mass noun]a feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune suffered by oneself or others
悲伤，痛苦
a bereaved person needs time to work through their sorrow.
失去亲人的人需要一段时间来克服悲痛。
■[count noun]an event or circumstance that causes such a feeling
伤心事
it was a great sorrow to her when they separated.
对她来说，他们分手是件极其伤心的事情。
■the outward expression of grief; lamentation
（外露的）悲哀；悲叹；哀悼
- [no obj.]feel or display deep distress
感到悲伤；表示伤感
[as adj. sorrowing]the sorrowing widower found it hard to relate to his sons.
悲伤的鳏夫发现很难向儿子们叙述这件事情。
noun
语源
- Old English sorh, sorg (noun), sorgian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zorg and German Sorge
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