dirge

英 [dɜːdʒ]

美 [dɜːrdʒ]

n.  哀歌; 挽歌; 惨兮兮的歌曲(或乐曲)

复数：dirges　

GRE

BNC.33583 / COCA.27151

牛津词典

noun

• 哀歌；挽歌
  a song sung in the past at a funeral or for a dead person
• 惨兮兮的歌曲（或乐曲）
  any song or piece of music that is too slow and sad

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 挽歌;悲歌;哀乐
  Adirgeis a slow, sad song or piece of music. Dirges are sometimes performed at funerals.
  1. ...the mournful dirge, 'Erin's Lament'.
     哀婉的乐曲，《爱尔兰挽歌》

英英释义

noun

• a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
  Synonym:coronachlamentrequiemthrenody

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