elegy
noun /ˈelədʒi/
/ˈelədʒi/
(plural elegies)
- a poem or song that expresses sad feelings, especially for somebody who has died
Topics Literature and writingc2挽诗;挽歌;哀歌 词源early 16th cent.: from French élégie, or via Latin, from Greek elegeia, from elegos ‘mournful poem’.