Knell
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n. 丧钟声, 哀伤的声音, 凶兆\\nv. 鸣丧钟
📖 牛津释义
knell
n
(usu sing 通常作单数)
1 sound of a bell rung slowly after a death or at a funeral 丧钟声.
2 (fig rhet 比喻, 修辞) sign that sth has ended for ever 某事物结束的徵兆
It sounded the (death-)knell of all her hopes. 那事听起来就像是给她的一切希望敲起了丧钟.
🗣️ 情景例句
If you know a man's last name, address him as 'Mr.'.
如果你知道一个男性的姓， 应该用 'Mr。' 来称呼他。
That's too good to be true.
天底下哪有这种好事。
Two months later, some more money was sent to Sam with another note: 'Only 25 per cent a thief now!'
“这回只是25%的小偷了！”