bereaved
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++be·reaved /bəˈriːvd/ adjective 1 MXhaving lost a close friend or relative because they have recently died 〔刚刚〕丧失亲友的 a bereaved mother 痛失孩子的母亲2 the bereaved MXthe person or people whose close friend or relative has just died 死者的亲友 Our sympathies go to the bereaved. 我们对死者的亲友表示慰问。
Examples from the Corpus
bereaved• Both were bereaved, and both were seasoned adventurers.• The bereaved are dimly aware of these feelings, and are equally embarrassed about displaying tears.• Bereaved family members are demanding more information about the plane crash.• To a very recently bereaved family who are struggling with a multiplicity of emotions this early attention to fees can seem mercenary.• The bereaved mother stood by her son's grave.• When I was working at a hospice I followed up bereaved people who it was felt might need some support.• This in itself provides a complicated emotional scenario for the bereaved person to cope with.• Begin by listening carefully to how the bereaved speak about their loss.• And, as to the bereaved, their words glowed with the grateful confidence that their own worlds were still intact.• When it comes to death, counselling the dying, or helping the bereaved, we Christians have become secularised.Origin bereaved Old English bereafian, from reafian “to rob”be·reaved adjectiveChineseSyllable
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bereaved
be‧reaved /bəˈriːvd, bɪˈriːvd/
adjective
a bereaved mother
2. the bereaved the person or people whose close friend or relative has just died:
Our sympathies go to the bereaved.
be‧reaved /bəˈriːvd, bɪˈriːvd/
adjective Language: Old English
Origin: bereafian, from reafian 'to rob'
1. having lost a close friend or relative because they have recently died:Origin: bereafian, from reafian 'to rob'
2. the bereaved the person or people whose close friend or relative has just died: