condolence

英 [kənˈdəʊləns]

美 [kənˈdoʊləns]

n.  吊唁; 慰唁

复数：condolences　

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Collins.1 / BNC.19388 / COCA.13549

牛津词典

noun

• 吊唁；慰唁
  sympathy that you feel for sb when a person in their family or that they know well has died; an expression of this sympathy
  1. to give/offer/express your condolences
     表示慰唁
  2. Our condolences go to his wife and family.
     向他的妻子和家人谨致吊慰之意。
  3. a letter of condolence
     吊唁信

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 慰唁
  A message ofcondolenceis a message in which you express your sympathy for someone because one of their friends or relatives has died recently.
  1. Neil sent him a letter of condolence.
     尼尔给他发了一封唁函。
• N-PLURAL 慰唁
  When you offer or express yourcondolencesto someone, you express your sympathy for them because one of their friends or relatives has died recently.
  1. He expressed his condolences to the families of the people who died in the incident.
     他向这次事件中的死者家属表示了慰唁。

英英释义

noun

• an expression of sympathy with another's grief
  1. they sent their condolences
  Synonym:commiseration

双语例句

• China's diplomatic missions abroad were also ordered to observe the order, and condolence books are to be opened in the Foreign Ministry and Chinese embassies and consulates around the world.
  要求中国海外外交使团也遵守该命令，外交部和我国驻外大使馆和领事馆设立吊唁簿。
• Fuel was added to the fire a few days later when it was revealed that Rumsfeld did not actually sign the letters of condolence sent to the families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq.
  数天后，又一件事披露了：在发给那些在阿富汗和伊拉克阵亡的美国士兵的家属吊唁信上，拉姆斯菲尔德并没有真正签名，这无疑是火上浇油。
• He thanked emergency response and expressed condolence for loss of life and pledged to make all resources available in the recovery effort.
  他对相关部门做出的应急措施表示感谢，对失去家园的人们表示慰问，并且呼吁用一切可能的资源用于灾后重建。
• I felt that no words of condolence availed, and I let him lie there quietly.
  我觉得无论说什么安慰的话也无济于事，便索性让他一声不响地躺在那里。
• The massacre prompted immediate condemnation and condolence from around the world.
  这起惨案立刻引发了全球的谴责和慰问。
• Some situations are delicate and we need to use words that give comfort and condolence.
  有些场合很微妙，你应该说一些让人舒服、给人以安慰的话语。
• Finally, my family and I would like to express our deep condolence to the victims of recent terrorist attack.
  最后，我谨代表我和我的家人，向在此次遇难的美国人表示深切的哀悼！
• In a letter of condolence, Brown said: I write to you with great sadness to inform you that one of the fatalities in yesterday's bombing near the finish line of the Boston Marathon has been identified as a Boston University graduate student.
  在一封哀悼信中，布朗说道：我很悲痛地通知您，昨天波士顿马拉松赛中发生在终点线附近的爆炸案有一名遇难者被确定是波士顿大学在校研究生。
• China's missions around the world also were advised to observe the tributes and to offer condolence books for those who wished to express their sympathies.
  中国在全世界的驻外机构也被要求遵守哀悼仪式，并提供吊唁簿供人们表达同情。
• He expressed his condolences to the families of the people who died in the incident.
  他向这次事件中的死者家属表示了慰唁。