An elegy is a sad poem or song, most often written for someone who has died — grief turned into art. People also write elegies for a lost time or a lost place, not only for a person. It is a literature word, a little formal and old in feeling.

An elegyelegy is a sad poem or song是一首哀傷的詩或歌, most often written for someone who has died通常是為過世的人寫的 — grief turned into art——把哀傷化成藝術。 People also write elegies人們也會寫elegy for a lost time or a lost place為逝去的時光或地方, not only for a person不只是為了一個人。 It is a literature word這是一個文學用詞, a little formal and old in feeling語氣有點正式、帶點古老的味道。

At a funeral you are more likely to hear a eulogy, which is a speech that praises the person’s life. An elegy is usually a poem or a song, and the heart of it is sorrow, not a list of good deeds. You would not call a quick message an elegy; the word still carries a serious, artistic air.

At a funeral在喪禮上, you are more likely to hear a eulogy你比較可能聽到的是eulogy(悼詞), which is a speech that praises the person's life也就是一段讚美死者一生的演說。 An elegy is usually a poem or a songelegy通常是一首詩或一首歌, and the heart of it is sorrow核心是哀傷, not a list of good deeds而不是一張列出好事蹟的清單。 You would not call a quick message an elegy你不會把一則簡短的訊息叫做elegy; the word still carries a serious, artistic air這個字始終帶著一種嚴肅、藝術性的氣氛。

Though actually, in very old Greek poetry the name first marked a type of poem by its rhythm, and those poems were not always about death — but in English now, if someone says elegy, they almost always mean a lament.

Though actually不過其實, in very old Greek poetry在很古老的希臘詩裡 the name first marked a type of poem by its rhythm這個名字最早是用韻律來標記的一種詩體, and those poems were not always about death那些詩不一定跟死亡有關 — but in English now——但在現在的英文裡, if someone says elegy如果有人說elegy, they almost always mean a lament他們幾乎都是指哀歌。