mourning

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/|/ˈmʊənɪŋ/    美 /ˈmoɹnɪŋ/|[ˈmo̞ɹnɪŋ]|/ˈmʊɹnɪŋ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of expressing or feeling sorrow or regret; lamentation. countable,uncountable
  2. Specifically, the act of expressing or feeling sorrow regarding a death or loss. countable,uncountable
    — A blind bearing the monogram G.V.T. is pulled down over the waiting room window as if still in mourning for the passing of the railway.
  3. A social state or period that acknowledges a recent bereavement, which may involve social withdrawal, the observance of customs or rituals related to bereavement, etc. countable,uncountable
    — And no use for anyone to tell Charles that this was because the Family was in mourning for Mr Granville Darracott […]: Charles might only have been second footman at Darracott Place for a couple of months when that disaster occurred, but no one could gammon him into thinking that my lord cared a spangle for his heir.
  4. The traditional clothes worn by those who mourn (in Western societies, typically coloured black). countable,uncountable
    — "My greatest wish now," she added, "is to get back to Kansas, for Aunt Em will surely think something dreadful has happened to me, and that will make her put on mourning; and unless the crops are better this year than they were last, I am sure Uncle Henry cannot afford it."
  5. A drape or covering associated with mourning. countable,uncountable
    — The houses to their tops with black were spread, / And ev'n the pavements were with mourning hid.
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of mourn form-of,gerund,participle,present

词形变化

mournings plural

词汇关系

衍生词
butcher's mourning deep mourning half-mourning mourning bride mourning cloak mourning dove mourning piece mourning warbler national mourning second mourning

词源

词源 1
By surface analysis, mourn + -ing.
词源 2
By surface analysis, mourn + -ing.
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