A knell from the church bell broke harshly on these youthful thoughts.
教堂的钟声刺耳地敲响了这些年轻的想法。
雾都孤儿(原版)
It was another form of knell, with mockery added to the warning.
这是另一种形式的丧钟,在警告中加入了嘲讽。
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I considered it at once as the knell of the Union. it is hushed indeed for the moment.
我立即将其视为联邦的丧钟。 目前确实安静了。
飘(原版)
Cannon to the south, and they might be tolling the knell of Atlanta's fall. But to Scarlett, sick for her mother's safety, fighting to the south only meant fighting near Tara.
The regular continuity of the tolling suggested that it was the resumption rather than the beginning of a knell—the opening portion of which Stephen had not been near enough to hear.
钟声的规律连续性表明这是钟声的恢复,而不是钟声的开始——斯蒂芬离得不够近,没有听到钟声的开头部分。
英语百科
Knell
Knell is a surname, and may refer to:
A knell is also the sound of a bell for a funeral: