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

• Emails of condolence appeared on her web page.
  铺天盖地的吊唁电子邮件出现在她的网页上。
• I would like to join the Chairman in extending my condolence to his family and the government of DRC.
  我请求年会主席代为转达我对富塔部长家人和刚果政府的哀悼。
• 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。
• After signing a condolence book at Pakistan's embassy in Washington, President Bush offered his sympathy.
  布什总统在巴基斯坦驻美大使馆的悼念簿上签字后，表示了他的慰问。
• Send/ receive a telegram ( of congratulations, condolence, etc)
  发[收]（祝贺、吊唁等）电报。
• 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。
• 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！
• Letters and telegrams of condolence streamed in from heads of state, housewives, politicians, millionaires, secretaries.
  国家元首、政治家、百万富翁、家庭主妇以及部长、大臣的唁电唁函涨潮般涌来。
• 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。
• The day after his death all the ladies prepared to call at the house and offer condolence and aid, as is our custom.
  她父亲死后的第二天，所有的妇女们都准备到她家拜望，表示哀悼和愿意接济的心意，这是我们的习俗。