threnody
用法要点
句型搭配
通常用作可数名词,前面可加冠词或形容词修饰,常见于描述文学、音乐或仪式中的哀悼作品。
介词用法
常与介词 for 连用,表示哀悼的对象;也可用 in 表示在某种情境下,但较少见。
语域说明
属于正式或文学用语,多用于书面语、诗歌、音乐评论或学术讨论,日常口语中较少使用。
基础例句
The choir sang a threnody at the funeral, bringing tears to everyone's eyes.
合唱团在葬礼上演唱了一首哀歌,让每个人都流下了眼泪。
She wrote a threnody to express her grief after her grandfather passed away.
她在祖父去世后写了一首挽歌来表达她的悲伤。
We listened to a traditional threnody during the memorial service last week.
上周在追悼会上,我们听了一首传统的葬歌。
高级例句
In his academic paper, the scholar analyzed the threnody in ancient Greek literature as a form of cultural mourning.
在他的学术论文中,这位学者分析了古希腊文学中的哀歌,将其视为一种文化哀悼形式。
The composer's latest symphony includes a threnody movement dedicated to the victims of the war.
这位作曲家的最新交响乐包含一个献给战争受害者的哀歌乐章。
During the business conference, a moment of silence was followed by a brief threnody to honor the company's founder.
在商务会议期间,默哀片刻后播放了一首简短的哀歌,以纪念公司的创始人。
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常见错误
threnody 是名词,不能直接用作形容词描述情感。应使用形容词如 sad,或搭配名词如 threnody mood 来表达类似含义。
threnody 专指哀悼或悲伤的内容,与快乐主题矛盾。正确用法应聚焦于哀伤对象,如 for the lost joy。
近义词辨析
elegy
elegy 通常指哀悼逝者或表达悲伤的诗歌,更强调个人情感和文学性;threnody 更正式,常用于仪式或音乐中,强调庄重的哀悼。
An elegy often reflects personal loss, while a threnody is performed at funerals.
lament
lament 可作动词或名词,泛指哀叹或悲歌,用途更广且更口语化;threnody 是较专业的文学或音乐术语,特指结构化的哀歌作品。
She lamented the tragedy, but the threnody was composed for a specific ceremony.