elegy

US /ˈel.ə.dʒi/

UK /ˈel.ə.dʒi/

挽歌, 哀歌

a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead

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He wrote an elegy for his deceased friend.

他为他已故的朋友写了一首挽歌。

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The poet's latest work is a moving elegy on the passing of time.

这位诗人最新的作品是一首关于时光流逝的感人挽歌。