sorrow
sorrow — noun
1. A strong, painful feeling of unhappiness that fills your mind, often after losin
A strong, painful feeling of unhappiness that fills your mind, often after losing someone or something important in your life.
The whole village felt deep sorrow when the old teacher passed away.
collocation: deep sorrow / great sorrow
Linh could not hide her sorrow at the funeral of her grandmother.
Padma's face was full of sorrow as she read the letter from her hometown.
Music sometimes helps ease the sorrow people feel after a loss.
The family's deep sorrow was shared by everyone who had known the young man.
用法筆記
Uncountable when referring to the general emotion — you would not say 'a sorrow' in this sense.
常見錯誤
2. A person, event, or situation that fills you with unhappiness — for instance, a
A person, event, or situation that fills you with unhappiness — for instance, a tragic loss, a painful separation, or a long period of hardship.
The war brought many sorrows to families on both sides of the border.
plural: sorrows — countable use for causes
Aylin listened to her friend's sorrows late into the night.
The death of a beloved pet can be a child's first real sorrow.
Ishaan kept all his sorrows to himself, never asking for help.
- misfortune
focuses on bad luck rather than emotional impact
- trouble
more general and less intense
- affliction
more formal and often physical or spiritual
- blessing
something that brings happiness or good fortune
用法筆記
Unlike sense 1, this sense is countable and often appears in the plural (sorrows) to refer to multiple causes of unhappiness.
sorrow — verb
1. When you sorrow, you are overcome with deep sadness, especially while grieving s
When you sorrow, you are overcome with deep sadness, especially while grieving someone's death or lamenting a loss that can never be restored.
The whole community sorrowed for the young lives lost in the accident.
intransitive + for: sorrow for [someone]
Eri sorrowed over the end of a friendship that had lasted twenty years.
intransitive + over: sorrow over [something]
Esteban sorrowed quietly for months after his closest friend moved away.
People came from miles away to sorrow with the families of those who died.
Théo often sorrowed for the childhood he had never truly experienced.
文法句型
sorrow + for + someone
sorrow + over + something
用法筆記
Very rare in everyday speech — the verb sorrow is mostly found in formal writing, literature, or religious texts. In conversation, grieve or mourn are far more common.