| 释义 |
con·dole
\kənˈdōl\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Late Latin condolēre, from Latin com- + dolēre to feel pain, grieve; akin to Latin dolare to hew, Greek daidalos ingeniously formed, Sanskrit dālayati he splits, causes to burst; basic meaning: to split, carve
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to sorrow much : grieve
2. : to express sympathetic sorrow : grieve in sympathy — usually used with with
< condole with her distress of mind — W.S.Gilbert >
< we condole with you in your misfortune >
transitive verb
archaic : to lament or grieve over : express one's sympathetic sorrow at (another's misfortune)
< came … to condole the death of the late king — John Evelyn >
often : to express formal regrets over |