| 单词 | mourner |
| 释义 | mourner (once / 1498 pages) n Anyone who is grieving for a person who has died is a mourner. Funerals give mourners the opportunity to remember and say goodbye to a loved one. While a mourner is anyone who mourns someone's death, the word is often used to mean "person attending a funeral." In some cultures, throughout history, professional mourners were people who were hired to publicly display their grief at the funeral of some well-known figure. Today, most mourners are family members and friends — people who knew the person well and grieve their death. WORD FAMILYmourner: mourners+/mourn: mourned, mourner, mournful, mourning, mourns/mourned: unmourned/mournful: mournfulest, mournfully, mournfulness/mourning: mourningly, mournings USAGE EXAMPLESHe interrupted the closing procession and singing of "May Choirs of Angels" to draw mourners' attention to a painting of Gabor’s horse. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) After the clergyman said a few final words, the mourners stayed in place for a long moment, silent and not quite ready to leave. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) Hundreds of mourners visited as Cianci lay in repose at city hall for two days. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) n a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died) Syn|Hypo|Hyper griever, lamenter, sorrower bearer, pallbearer one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral wailera mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries weepera hired mourner unfortunate, unfortunate person a person who suffers misfortune |
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