| 单词 | dolorous |
| 释义 | dolorous (once / 6000 pages) adj Dolorous is not a woman's name (that's Dolores), it is an adjective that describes someone showing great sadness. If your friend Dolores is crying about a lost puppy, you could call her dolorous Dolores. Music written in a minor key can have a dolorous effect. It sounds really sad, and can make you feel the same way. Dolorous shares the same root with the word, condolence, an expression of sympathy with someone's sadness. Both of these words come from the Latin word for grief, dolor, which in current Spanish happens to mean pain. WORD FAMILYdolorous: dolorously+/dolor: dolorous, dolors USAGE EXAMPLESThe mosaics portray Jesus and his human forebears, including Joseph and a dolorous Mother Mary. National Geographic(May 27, 2016) But 1492 was also a dolorous year in the history of European Jewry. Los Angeles Times(Oct 01, 2015) The pillow struck the wall and burst, scattering stuffing everywhere just as Dolorous Edd Tollett poked his head through the door. George R. R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons(2011) adj showing sorrow Syn dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping sorrowful experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss |
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