Bereavement is the time and the feeling when someone close to you has died — a parent, a partner, a child, a dear friend.

when someone close to you has died當你親近的人過世時，a parent, a partner, a child, a dear friend像是父母、伴侶、孩子，或摯友，Bereavement喪親之痛is the time and the feeling指的就是那段時間和那種感受。

Schools and offices talk about bereavement leave: days you may stay home after a death in the family. The word is gentle and formal. Doctors, teachers, and funeral papers use it so they do not have to say “your mum died” in every sentence.

Schools and offices學校和公司talk about bereavement leave會提到喪假：days you may stay home after a death in the family也就是家人過世後可以請假在家的日子。The word這個詞is gentle and formal語氣溫和又正式。Doctors, teachers, and funeral papers醫生、老師，還有殯葬文件use it會用這個詞so they do not have to say "your mum died" in every sentence這樣就不用每句話都直接說「你媽媽過世了」。

Though actually it names the loss of a person to death, not the funeral itself, and not every sad goodbye. A breakup is not bereavement.

Though actually不過其實it names the loss of a person to death這個詞指的是因為死亡而失去一個人，not the funeral itself不是喪禮本身，and not every sad goodbye也不是任何傷心的告別。A breakup分手is not bereavement並不算是喪親之痛。

People also say in mourning for that same season of grief. The related adjective bereft is older and a little more literary: bereft of hope, or bereft after the death.

People也有人also say會說"in mourning"「in mourning」for that same season of grief來指同一段悲傷的時期。The related adjective bereft相關的形容詞bereftis older and a little more literary比較古老、也比較文學一點：bereft of hope比如bereft of hope（絕望無助），or bereft after the death或bereft after the death（喪親後的悲痛）。