dirge
/ˈdɜːdʒ/noun
1- a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite（尤指作为葬礼一部分的）对死者的哀悼。
1.1
- a mournful song, piece of music, or sound哀乐, 挽歌：
singers chanted dirges
歌手们吟唱着挽歌
figurative 〈喻〉the wind howled dirges around the chimney.
风在烟囱周边发出哀号声。
1.2
- informal a song or piece of music that is considered too slow, miserable, or boring〈非正式〉缓慢（悲伤或沉闷）的歌曲（或乐曲）：
after his ten-minute dirge, the audience booed.
他戚戚婉婉地唱了十分钟, 听众就开始发出嘘声了。
派生词
dirgeful
adjective词源
Middle English (denoting the Office for the Dead)： from Latin dirige! (imperative) 'direct!', the first word of an antiphon （Ps. 5:8） used in the Latin Office for the Dead.