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mourning

🇬🇧 UK/'mɔ:niŋ/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

The expression of grief after a death; the period of grieving; black clothes worn as a sign of grief

哀悼，居丧；丧服

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
mournstem
+
ingcontinuous / action of
=mourning

Common Collocations

  • 1.period of mourning服丧期
  • 2.mourning clothes丧服
  • 3.national mourning全国悼念

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The family entered a period of mourning after losing their grandmother.

  • 2.

    Traditional mourning clothes in black symbolized respect for the deceased person.

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