"knell" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 喪鐘聲
• 凶兆

Definition

一種緩慢、哀傷的鐘聲，特別是在葬禮上，或表示壞事即將發生的徵兆。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Knell”多用於文學和正式語境，常見於“death knell”等用法。既可指喪鐘聲，也可比喻事物的結束。在日常對話中很少使用。

Examples

The church bell's knell echoed through the empty streets.

教堂鐘的**喪鐘聲**在空曠街道上迴盪。

Everyone stopped to listen to the knell during the funeral.

在喪禮上，大家都停下來傾聽**喪鐘聲**。

The sudden silence was broken by the knell.

突如其來的安靜被**喪鐘聲**打破。

Many saw the factory's closure as the knell of the local economy.

許多人認為工廠倒閉是當地經濟的**凶兆**。

To many, the law sounded like the knell for freedom.

對許多人來說，這項法律聽起來像是自由的**喪鐘聲**。

He knew the announcement was the knell for their hopes.

他知道這個公告對他們的希望而言是一個**凶兆**。