a. 悲伤的

[ adj ]
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
<adj.all>
sorrowful widowsa sorrowful tale of death and despair
sorrowful news
even in laughter the heart is sorrowful

Sorrowful \Sor"row*ful\, a. [OE. sorweful, AS. sorgful.]
1. Full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected;
distressed. ``This sorrowful prisoner.'' --Chaucer.

My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death.
--Matt. xxvi.
38.

2. Producing sorrow; exciting grief; mournful; lamentable;
grievous; as, a sorrowful accident.

Syn: Sad; mournful; dismal; disconsolate; drear; dreary;
grievous; lamentable; doleful; distressing.
※ -- {Sor"row*ful*ly}, adv. --
{Sor"row*ful*ness}, n.