- [uncountable] sorrow (at/for/over something) (rather formal)
a feeling of being very sad because something very bad has happened 悲傷；悲痛；悲哀 He expressed his sorrow at the news of her death. 聽到她的死訊，他表示哀傷。 They said that the decision was made more in sorrow than in anger. 他們說作出這個決定，與其說是出於氣憤，不如說是出於悲傷。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1The war brought sorrow to millions. 戰爭給數以百萬計的人帶來了不幸。 Claudia felt a deep pang of sorrow for her sister. 克勞迪娅爲她的姐姐深感悲痛。 He looked at Katherine, his eyes full of sorrow. 他看着凱瑟琳，眼裏充滿了憂傷。 He wrote to the dead man's mother expressing his deep sorrow. 他寫信給死者的母親表達他深切的悲痛。 I couldn't hide my sorrow and anger. 我無法掩藏我的悲傷與憤怒。 I felt no sorrow for her. 我並不爲她感到悲傷。 She wanted to share his sorrow. 她想分擔他的悲痛。 Tears of relief were mixed with tears of sorrow. 寬慰的淚水和悲傷的淚水混在了一起。 They accepted the decision with sorrow. 他們傷心地接受了這個決定。 This is a time of great sorrow for all the family. 這是全家人悲痛萬分的時刻。 He found to his sorrow that his childhood home was no longer there. 得知他童年時的家已蕩然無存，他感到很難過。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- genuine
- great
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- feel
- express
- share
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- to somebody’s sorrow
- with sorrow
- sorrow at
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- an expression of sorrow
- a look of sorrow
- a feeling of sorrow
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a very sad event or situation 傷心事；悲傷事；不幸 the joys and sorrows of childhood 童年的歡樂和悲傷 His death was a great sorrow to everyone who knew him. 他的死對每一個認識他的人來說都是很悲痛的事。
Word OriginOld English sorh, sorg (noun), sorgian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zorg and German Sorge.