sorrow
gb/sˈɑɹoʊ/ us/sˈɑɹoʊ/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 1500
bánat, bánkódik, gyászol
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B1
1
bánat
B1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
feel [sorrow] over [something]
She felt great sorrow after the loss of her beloved pet.
Nagy bánatot érzett szeretett kedvence elvesztése után.
The news of the accident filled him with deep sorrow.
A baleset híre mély bánattal töltötte el.
His face showed the sorrow he was trying to hide.
They shared their sorrow with friends who understood.
Her sorrow was evident in the way she spoke.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I feel sorrow when I think about my old home.
Bánatot érzek, amikor a régi otthonomra gondolok.
She had sorrow in her eyes.
Bánat ült a szemében.
He spoke with sorrow in his voice.
The film is full of love and sorrow.
They have much sorrow after the storm.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sorrow' with 'sorry'. 'Sorrow' is a noun meaning sadness, while 'sorry' is usually an adjective used to apologize or show sympathy.
Σημασία
Deep sadness or distress
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
deep sorrow
|great sorrow
|express sorrow
|feel sorrow
|sorrow and pain
Συνώνυμα
grief (Often used for sadness due to death; slightly more intense and formal.)
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sadness (More general and less intense than 'sorrow'.)
Αντώνυμα
joy (Represents a feeling of great happiness, the emotional opposite of sorrow.)
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happiness (A general state of positive emotion, contrasting with sorrow's negative emotion.)
Θέματα
emotions
|relationships
|life events
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
A strong feeling of sadness, usually because something bad happened.
A feeling of deep sadness or distress caused by loss, disappointment, or misfortune.
ΡΉΜΑ
C1
LITERARY
2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to sorrow over [something]
They sorrowed over the loss of their homeland.
Bánkódtak hazájuk elvesztése miatt.
She does not openly sorrow but keeps her feelings inside.
Nem bánkódik nyíltan, hanem magába zárja az érzéseit.
We will sorrow for what has been lost.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
They sorrow over the lost chance.
Bánkódnak az elszalasztott lehetőség miatt.
She sorrows for her friend.
Bánkódik a barátjáért.
He sorrows after the bad news.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may not realize that 'sorrow' as a verb is rare and mainly used in literary contexts; in daily speech, 'be sad' or 'mourn' is more common.
Σημασία
To feel or express sadness
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
sorrow over
|sorrow for
Συνώνυμα
mourn (Usually used for grieving after death; more common than 'sorrow' as a verb.)
Αντώνυμα
rejoice (To feel great joy or happiness, the opposite emotional reaction to sorrow.)
Θέματα
emotions
|literature
|communication
Ορισμός
To feel very sad about something that happened.
To feel or express deep sadness, regret, or distress about something.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
sorrow
IPA
GB/sˈɑɹoʊ/
US/sˈɑɹoʊ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
sor - row (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (sor)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: sorrow
- Plural: sorrow, sorrows
Verb
- Base: sorrow
- 3rd Person Singular: sorrows
- Present Participle: sorrowing
- Past: sorrowed
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
in sorrow
1/ˈɪn sˈɑɹoʊ/
fixed phrase
While feeling deep sadness
Feeling very sad because something bad happened.
Παραδείγματα
- He sat alone in sorrow after hearing the news.
- They parted in sorrow, knowing they might never meet again.
sorrow and joy
1/sˈɑɹoʊ ˈænd d͡ʒˈɔɪ/
fixed phrase
Sadness and happiness together
When life has both happy and sad events at the same time.
Παραδείγματα
- Their wedding was a day of both sorrow and joy.
- Life is full of both sorrow and joy.
to one's sorrow
1/tə wˈʌnz sˈɑɹoʊ/
fixed phrase
Experiencing personal sadness or regret
Used to say that something made you personally feel sad or unhappy.
Παραδείγματα
- To my sorrow, I never had the chance to say goodbye.
- He learned, to his sorrow, that trust can be broken.