来自拉丁语dirige, 指导，导引，词源同direct. 用于哀歌的导引，Direct, O Lord, my God, my way in thy sight.
英文词源
dirge
dirge: [16] Dirge is an anglicization of Latin dīrige, the imperative singular of dīrigere ‘guide’ (source of English direct). It is the first word in the Latin version of Psalm 5, verse 8: Dirige, Domīne, Deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam ‘Direct, O Lord, my God, my way in thy sight’ (the Authorized Version expands this to ‘Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of my enemies; make thy way straight before thy face’). This formed an antiphon in the Office of the Dead (the funeral service) and hence came to be associated with songs of mourning, and with gloomy singing in general. => direct
dirge (n.)
early 13c., dirige (current contracted form is from c. 1400), from Latin dirige "direct!" imperative of dirigere "to direct," probably from antiphon Dirige, Domine, Deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam, "Direct, O Lord, my God, my way in thy sight," from Psalm v:9, which opened the Matins service in the Office of the Dead. Transferred sense of "any funeral song" is from c. 1500.
双语例句
1. She threw down her basket and intoned a peasant dirge.
她撂下菜篮,唱起庄稼人的哀歌.
来自辞典例句
2. Captain, make sure that the band plays a dirge.
上尉, 一定让乐队为他们演奏一首表达我们哀思的挽歌.
来自互联网
3. The stranger, after listening for a moment, joined in the mournful dirge.
听了一会儿后这个陌生人也跟著唱起了悲哀的挽歌.
来自互联网
4. Radiohead is singing a dirge to the record industry.