condole
UK/kәn'dәul/US
GREC2
释义
v.
To express sympathy with someone who has suffered a loss; to grieve along with another
(向……)哀悼,慰问,吊唁
词根拆分
词根派生con-(一起、与……)+ dol(悲伤,源自拉丁 dolēre)=「与某人一同悲伤」。它是更常用的名词 condolence 背后的动词。注意固定搭配 condole WITH someone(不用 to 或 for)——与人一同悲伤。
词根 dol 还连着 6 个词常用搭配
- 1.condole with someone向某人致以慰问
例句
- 1.
Friends came to condole with the widow after the funeral.
葬礼后,朋友们前来向遗孀致以慰问。
- 2.
He wrote to condole with his colleague on the loss of her mother.
他写信向同事慰问,悼念她母亲的离世。