Mournful means very sad — but it is not the everyday word sad. It is the sadness of loss, of a heavy heart, of something that sounds like crying even when no one is crying.

Mournful means very sadmournful意思是非常悲傷 but it is not the everyday word sad但不是平常講的那個sad It is the sadness of loss這是一種失去的悲傷 of a heavy heart心情沉重的悲傷 of something that sounds like crying even when no one is crying一種即使沒有人在哭，聽起來也像哭聲的悲傷

A face can be mournful. A song can be mournful. A cry in the night, a slow violin, an empty street in the rain — English likes to put this word on looks and sounds, not only on people.

A face can be mournful一張臉可以是mournful的 A song can be mournful一首歌也可以是mournful的 A cry in the night, a slow violin, an empty street in the rain半夜的哭聲、緩慢的小提琴聲、雨中空無一人的街道 English likes to put this word on looks and sounds英文喜歡把這個詞用在外表和聲音上 not only on people不只是用在人身上

It is mourn plus -ful: full of mourning.

It is mourn plus -ful這個字是mourn加上-ful full of mourning意思是充滿哀悼

You will meet it in stories more than in chat. If your friend failed a quiz, sad or upset is enough; mournful would make the quiz sound like a death, and that is too much.

You will meet it in stories你會在故事裡看到這個詞 more than in chat比在聊天裡常見 If your friend failed a quiz如果你朋友小考考差了 sad or upset is enough用sad或upset就夠了 mournful would make the quiz sound like a death用mournful會讓這場小考聽起來像死了人一樣 and that is too much那就太誇張了

Though actually, writers sometimes stretch it a little, just to colour a scene, without a real funeral in sight — a dog can give you a mournful face when you leave the house.

Though actually不過其實 writers sometimes stretch it a little作家有時候會把它用得寬鬆一點 just to colour a scene只是想幫場景添點氣氛 without a real funeral in sight並不是真的有喪禮 a dog can give you a mournful face when you leave the house你出門的時候，狗狗也可能露出mournful的表情