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funereal

/fyoo-neer-ee-uhl/US // fyuˈnɪər i əl //UK // (fjuːˈnɪərɪəl) //

殡葬,葬礼,墓地,殡仪馆

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or suitable for a funeral.
    • : mournful; gloomy; dismal: a funereal aloofness that was quite chilling.

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Examples

  • When the public address announcer asked for a moment to remember all who died in the pandemic, the place felt downright funereal.

  • Everything connected with the dinner has become funereal in his mind.

  • The Daily Pic: Francois Curlet made a funereal Jaguar, then filmed it as a thriller's prop.

  • When she came to power in 1978, Britain was a dreary, dreary place: dingy, funereal, abashed, scruffy, feckless.

  • The Frenchman shrugged his shoulders as he stepped into his perfectly-appointed but funereal-looking little brougham.

  • Towards some remote churchyard without a name In forced funereal marches my steps come; Far from the storied sepulchres of fame.

  • The long moss, reaching from the overhanging branches to the water, gave to the surroundings a most weird and funereal aspect.

  • Even the somber cedars lost some of the funereal gloom they wore when the skies were lowering.

  • The sacrificial joint and the funereal raiment, let those who find them bury them.