來自拉丁語dirige, 指導，導引，詞源同direct. 用於哀歌的導引，Direct, O Lord, my God, my way in thy sight.
英文詞源
dirge
dirge: [16] Dirge is an anglicization of Latin dīrige, the imperative singular of dīrigere ‘guide’ (source of English direct). It is the first word in the Latin version of Psalm 5, verse 8: Dirige, Domīne, Deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam ‘Direct, O Lord, my God, my way in thy sight’ (the Authorized Version expands this to ‘Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of my enemies; make thy way straight before thy face’). This formed an antiphon in the Office of the Dead (the funeral service) and hence came to be associated with songs of mourning, and with gloomy singing in general. => direct
dirge (n.)
early 13c., dirige (current contracted form is from c. 1400), from Latin dirige "direct!" imperative of dirigere "to direct," probably from antiphon Dirige, Domine, Deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam, "Direct, O Lord, my God, my way in thy sight," from Psalm v:9, which opened the Matins service in the Office of the Dead. Transferred sense of "any funeral song" is from c. 1500.
雙語例句
1. She threw down her basket and intoned a peasant dirge.
她撂下菜籃,唱起莊稼人的哀歌.
來自辭典例句
2. Captain, make sure that the band plays a dirge.
上尉, 一定讓樂隊為他們演奏一首表達我們哀思的挽歌.
來自互聯網
3. The stranger, after listening for a moment, joined in the mournful dirge.
聽了一會兒後這個陌生人也跟著唱起了悲哀的挽歌.
來自互聯網
4. Radiohead is singing a dirge to the record industry.