- 1哀悼；慰問
Condolence is the sympathy you offer when something very bad has happened to someone, most often when a person they love has died. You offer condolences, send condolences, express condolences. English almost always uses the plural in the set phrase: “My condolences.” It is the language of funerals, cards, messages, and careful official notes — not a casual “sorry” when a friend misses the bus.
You can speak of a letter of condolence, a message of condolence, or words of condolence. The feeling is “I hurt with you,” even if you cannot fix anything. People sometimes stretch it to other heavy losses (a house fire, a public disaster), but death is still the centre.
It is formal, and that formality is part of the kindness: it gives the other person a serious, respectful sentence when small talk would feel wrong.
組成From condole + -ence, or from Middle French condoléance; from the root of Latin condoleō (“to sympathize”), from con- (“together, with”) + doleō (“to hurt, suffer, have pain”).
同家族的字
- condolethe older verb — to express sympathy, especially after a death
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
condolencenoun/kənˈdoʊləns/
- 1
Comfort, support or sympathy.
- There was not much to do after the accident but offer what condolence I could.
- 2
An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.
- I sent her a card expressing my condolences after her mother passed away.
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