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

• It is customary in the west to send a thank-you note/ postcard in response to expressions of sympathy/ condolence.
  在西方，收到慰问信后通常要回复一封表示感谢的短信或明信片。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。