cortege
/kɔːˈteʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /kɔːrˈteʒ/ (ame, ipa) · /kȯr-ˈtezh ˈkȯr-ˌtezh/ (ame, mw)
cortege — 名詞
- cortegesingular
- cortegesplural
1. an orderly line of mourners or vehicles that moves slowly during a funeral
送葬隊伍
喪禮中緩緩前進的人群或車隊
an orderly line of mourners or vehicles that moves slowly during a funeral
Mourners followed the cortege from the chapel to the family grave.
弔唁者跟著送葬隊伍，從小教堂走到家族墓地。
collocation: follow the cortege
Nellie watched the cortege leave the hospital and turn toward the cemetery.
Nellie 看著送葬隊伍離開醫院，轉向公墓。
Black cars formed the cortege as Mr. Sato's family travelled to the burial ground.
Mr. Sato 家人前往墓園時，黑色車輛組成了送葬隊伍。
Police stopped traffic so the cortege could cross the bridge without delay.
警方暫停車流，讓送葬隊伍順利通過橋面。
- procession
broader and more neutral; it can describe joyful or solemn events
- funeral procession
the plain everyday phrase for this meaning
- motorcade
focuses on a line of vehicles and is not usually tied to funerals
用法筆記
Mostly used in formal news or ceremonial writing. Unlike the broader word 'procession', this sense usually refers to a funeral and often includes both mourners and vehicles.
2. the people who go with and assist an important person at a public event or on a
隨行人員
陪同要人的侍從或助手群體
the people who go with and assist an important person at a public event or on a journey
The ambassador arrived with a small cortege of guards and advisers.
大使帶著一小隊隨行人員，包括警衛與顧問，一起抵達。
pattern: cortege of + attendants
Reporters stepped back as the queen's cortege entered the museum hall.
記者退到一旁，讓女王的隨行人員進入博物館大廳。
Diego carried documents behind the minister's cortege during the state visit.
Diego 在國是訪問期間，拿著文件跟在部長的隨行人員後方。
A cortege of aides accompanied the prime minister into the emergency meeting.
一群助理組成的隨行人員陪同首相走進緊急會議。
- retinue
very formal and often used for the attendants of a person of rank
- entourage
more modern and common, especially for celebrities or public figures
- attendants
neutral and less ceremonial than 'cortege'
文法句型
cortege of + attendants
用法筆記
This sense emphasizes the group around a ruler, minister, ambassador, or other high-status figure. Distinguish it from sense 1, which is specifically about a funeral line.