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单词

mournful

读音
ˈmɔːnfl
美式 ˈmɔːrnfl
英式 ˈmɔːnfl
词根

"mournful" 的词根是 "mourn",这是一个动词,意为“哀悼”,“悲伤”。它由中世纪的英文 "murnen" 演变而来,原意是表示痛苦和悲痛。 由此词根衍生出来的其他单词包括:"mourner"(哀木者),"mournful"(悲伤的),"mournfully"(悲伤地),"mournfulness"(悲痛)。

释义

["adj. 悲哀的;令人惋惜的"]

例句

He looked mournful, even near to tears.
他看上去很悲伤,几乎要掉泪了。
I couldn't bear the mournful look on her face.
我受不了她脸上那忧伤的神情。
One voice said, and another said, "Oh, mournful day."
一个声音说,另一个声音说,"噢,悲伤的一天。"
B) Despite mournful polar bears and charts showing carbon emissions soaring, most people find it hard to believe that global warming will affect them personally

强化记忆

你可以把 "mournful" 想象成 "mourn"(哀悼)+"-ful"(充满)。所以 "mournful" 就是"充满哀悼的"。

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His best-known poems are songs of grief, or in his words,“mournful and never-ending remembrance.”“The Raven,” in which the speaker projects his grief onto a bird
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大学英语六级近十年真题,经济学人(The Economist)