if somebody is bereaved, a relative or close friend has just died丧失亲友- The ceremony was an ordeal for those who had been recently bereaved.这个仪式对于那些新近丧失亲友的人来说是一种折磨。🔊🔊
Word OriginOld English berēafian (from be- and reave ‘to rob someone of something’). The original sense was ‘deprive of’ in general.