elegiac
adjective /ˌelɪˈdʒaɪək/
/ˌelɪˈdʒaɪək/
(formal or literary)- expressing sad feelings, especially about the past or people who have died
挽歌的;哀悼的;伤感的 - Her poetry has an elegiac quality.
她的诗有伤感的情调。
词源late 16th cent.: from French élégiaque, or via late Latin, from Greek elegeiakos, from elegeia, from elegos ‘mournful poem’. - Her poetry has an elegiac quality.