sorrow
sorrow — 名詞
1. A strong, painful feeling of unhappiness that fills your mind, often after losin
悲傷
因失去而產生的深切悲痛
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.
整個村子在老師過世時都感到深切的悲傷。
collocation: deep sorrow / great sorrow
Linh could not hide her sorrow at the funeral of her grandmother.
Linh 在祖母的葬禮上無法隱藏她的悲傷。
Padma's face was full of sorrow as she read the letter from her hometown.
Padma 讀著家鄉寄來的信，臉上充滿了悲傷。
Music sometimes helps ease the sorrow people feel after a loss.
有時音樂能幫助人們緩解失去後的悲傷。
The family's deep sorrow was shared by everyone who had known the young man.
全家人深切的悲傷，認識那位年輕人的每個人都感同身受。
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
悲痛事
使人悲傷的事情或境遇
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.
戰爭為邊界兩邊的家庭帶來了許多悲痛事。
plural: sorrows — countable use for causes
Aylin listened to her friend's sorrows late into the night.
Aylin 聽著朋友的悲傷往事，一直到深夜。
The death of a beloved pet can be a child's first real sorrow.
心愛的寵物過世，可能是孩子碰到的第一件真正的悲痛事。
Ishaan kept all his sorrows to himself, never asking for help.
Ishaan 把所有悲痛事都藏在心裡，從不求援。
- 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 — 動詞
1. When you sorrow, you are overcome with deep sadness, especially while grieving s
悲嘆
感到或表達深切悲傷，常用於哀悼
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.
整個社區為在事故中喪生的年輕生命而悲嘆。
intransitive + for: sorrow for [someone]
Eri sorrowed over the end of a friendship that had lasted twenty years.
Eri 為一段長達二十年的友誼結束而悲嘆不已。
intransitive + over: sorrow over [something]
Esteban sorrowed quietly for months after his closest friend moved away.
Esteban 在最要好的朋友搬走後，默默地悲嘆了好幾個月。
People came from miles away to sorrow with the families of those who died.
人們從幾哩外前來，與罹難者家屬一同悲嘆。
Théo often sorrowed for the childhood he had never truly experienced.
Théo 時常為自己從未真正體驗過的童年而悲嘆。
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.