家谱是一个家族共同建构的集体记忆，不仅记载着一个家族的源流和迁徙过程，还涵盖了该家族繁衍、婚姻、文化、族规等历史文化的全记录。在社会功能上，家谱还具有区分家族成员血缘关系亲疏远近的作用。编修家谱是同姓同族人之间的大事，其目的主要是践行儒家重视血缘关系的思想，使族人世系明晰、长幼有序、尊敬祖宗、和睦亲善。A genealogy represents a family’s collective memories about its origin and migrations along with its entire historical and cultural legacy, including births, marriages, culture, and family rules. Genealogies also play a social function in distinguishing the degree of kinship between family members. Among people sharing the same surname or clan, compiling genealogies is a major activity with the primary aim of strengthening a sense of kinship as advocated by Confucian teachings, clarifying family lineages, establishing generational order, promoting respect for ancestors, and fostering harmony and affinity among family members.
⛵•今日单词
lamentation / ˌlæmənˈteɪʃn / (っ◔◡◔)っ n A lamentation is an expression of great sorrow. 悲恸; 哀悼 ◆It was a time for mourning and lamentation.这是一个沉痛悼念的时刻。
⛵•外刊例句
◆In one grim video, the sole sound was a lamentation by a grieving Afghan man.在一个阴郁的视频中，唯一的声音是一个悲伤的阿富汗男人的哀嚎。——《华盛顿邮报》◆Mel Wymore, the chairman of Community Board 7, noted that there was more lamentation about the big stores than there were actual battle plans.社区委员会 7 号主席梅尔·怀莫尔指出，关于大型商店的抱怨比实际的作战计划更多。——《纽约时报》◆And the lamentation is over: with this record, Anohni is mad as hell, and she’s not going to take it any more.哀叹结束了：有了这张唱片，安诺妮气得要命，她再也受不了了。——《卫报》
⛵•影视台词
《Penny Dreadful Season 3》（低俗怪谈 第三季）(2016)— “We have there an ancient tradition of keening.“— “After a death, the old women gather together and sing the most poignant“— “and beautiful lamentations.“— “It’s a way to sing the soul to a better place,“— “a place of divine peace or rapture even.“
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