Dirge



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.哀歌; 凄凉之曲调
• ［英］ n.哀歌 ( a funeral hymn) ; 凄凉之曲调 ( lament)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English dirige, the Office of the Dead, from the first word of a Late Latin antiphon, from Latin, imperative of dirigere to direct — more at dress
• Date: 13th century
• 1. a song or hymn of grief or lamentation; especially one intended to accompany funeral or memorial rites
• 2. a slow, solemn, and mournful piece of music
• 3. something (as a poem) that has the qualities of a dirge
• ? dirgelike adjective

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