condolence

英 [kənˈdəʊləns]

美 [kənˈdoʊləns]

n.  吊唁; 慰唁

复数：condolences　

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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

• He used social networks to organize blood drives and a massive interfaith book of condolence.
  他开展了社会网络组织献血活动和用大量的宗教书籍慰问心灵。
• As President, I have signed a letter of condolence to the family of each American who gives their life in these wars.
  作为总统，我已经给每一个在这些战争中献出生命的美国人的家庭写了一封慰问信。
• Thank you for your mail and for your condolence.
  感谢您的邮件您和您的慰问。
• 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。
• He sent a message of condolence.
  他发了一份吊唁电。
• During their private session meeting with Obama, the president extends his condolence to the victims'families.
  在奥巴马单独与家属的会面期间，这位总统向死难者家属深深的表达了他的沉痛心情。
• I give my condolence to you for your failure.
  我对你的失败深感同情。
• Joseph: World leaders have also been sending messages of condolence to the Vatican. The detective posed as a mourner at the victim's funeral.
  约瑟夫：各地领袖的吊唁词，也都寄到梵谛岗了。那侦探佯装成吊唁者参加了受害人的葬礼。
• When he died of illness at the age of22, many Japanese sent condolence messages, bouquets and offerings to the zoo.
  他病逝的时候有22岁，很多日本民众自发的通过动物园给他发来吊唁和花圈。
• 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。