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

• Send/ receive a telegram ( of congratulations, condolence, etc)
  发[收]（祝贺、吊唁等）电报。
• In addition, Russia's president Vladimir Putin today signed a book of condolence for Mandela's death at the South African embassy in Moscow.
  此外，俄罗斯总统普京今天也前往南非驻莫斯科大使馆，在吊唁簿上留言悼念曼德拉。
• Or kill yourself and give me the condolence money.
  或者自我了结把赔偿金给我。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He sent a message of condolence.
  他发了一份吊唁电。
• Neil sent him a letter of condolence.
  尼尔给他发了一封唁函。
• I give my condolence to you for your failure.
  我对你的失败深感同情。