grieve(动词):(因失去亲友、遭遇不幸等而)悲伤、哀痛;也可指使悲伤、使痛心(较少见)。常见搭配:grieve for/over。
/ɡriːv/
I still grieve for my grandmother.
我仍然为祖母的离世而悲伤。
Though she tried to stay busy, she continued to grieve over the loss, and the quiet evenings made it hardest.
尽管她努力让自己忙起来,她仍为这次失去而哀痛,而安静的夜晚最让人难熬。
来自古法语 grever(使沉重、使受苦、使烦扰),进一步可追溯到拉丁语 gravis(沉重的)。从“使人感到沉重的负担”逐渐引申为“因失去而感到沉痛、悲伤”。