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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dole·ful DATE 13th century 1. causing grief or affliction a doleful loss 2. full of grief : cheerless a doleful face 3. expressing grief : sad a doleful melody • dole·ful·ness noun English Etymology doleful late 13c., from O.Fr . doel, from L.L. dolus "grief," from L. dolere"suffer, grieve." Related: Dolefully.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 doleful dole·ful / 5dEulfl; NAmE 5doulfl / adjective very sad 忧郁的；悲伤的 SYN mournful :
a doleful expression / face / song 忧郁的表情；愁苦的脸；令人悲伤的歌 a doleful looking man 哭丧着脸的男人 • dole·ful·ly / -fEli / adv. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged dole·ful \ˈdōlfəl\ adjective (dolefuller ; dolefullest) Etymology: Middle English dolful, doelful, delful, from dol, doel, del dole + -ful — more at dole (grief)1. a. : causing grief or affliction : woeful , lamentable < a head and heart full of doleful thoughts, anxieties, and fears — Nathaniel Hawthorne > b. : attended with or indicating grief or a morose or despairing attitude : cheerless < in the dolefullest dumps after flunking > < abandoning the argument, she gave a doleful shake of her head > c. : disconsolate < the doleful one is obviously the defeated competitor > 2. a. : expressing mourning or lamentation < the body is carried around in front of the mourners, who are singing a very doleful dirge — W.H.Goodenough > b. : evoking sadness or gloom : inducing depression of spirits : lugubrious < he was constitutionally gloomy, a congenital pessimist who always saw the doleful side of any situation — W.A.White > • dole·ful·ly \-fəlē, -li\ adverb • dole·ful·ness \-lnə̇s\ noun -es |
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