单词 | knell |
释义 | knell /nel/, n. 1. the sound made by a bell rung slowly, esp. for a death or a funeral. 2. a sound or sign announcing the death of a person or the end, extinction, failure, etc., of something: the knell of parting day. 3. any mournful sound. v.i. 4. to sound, as a bell, esp. a funeral bell. 5. to give forth a mournful, ominous, or warning sound. v.t. 6. to proclaim or summon by, or as if by, a bell. [bef. 950; (n.) ME knel, OE cynll; (v.) ME knellen, knyllen, OE cynllan; c. ON knylla to beat, strike; akin to D knal bang, knallen to bang, G Knall explosion, knallen to explode] |
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