knell

• n.葬儀の鐘の音；前兆；悲痛な音
• vi.弔鐘を鳴らす；凶兆を告げる；悲痛な音を立てる
• vt.葬儀の鐘を鳴らして呼び出す

古英語のcnyll、鐘のゆっくりした重い音、オノマトペから。派生語源 Funeral bells（葬儀の鐘）。スペルはbellの影響を受けているかもしれない。

knell (n.)

Old English cnyll "sound made by a bell when struck or rung slowly," perhaps of imitative origin. The Welsh cnull "death-bell" appears to be a borrowing from English. For vowel evolution, see bury.

knell (v.)

Old English cnyllan "to toll a bell; strike, knock," cognate with Middle High German erknellen "to resound," Old Norse knylla "to beat, thrash;" probably imitative. Related: Knelled; knelling.

1. The tax increase sounded the death knell for the business.

税賦の増加はこの企業に弔鐘を鳴らした。

2.It 's going to be the death knell of the red deer.

これはシカの絶滅につながる。

3.The arrival of large supermarkets sounded the death knell of many small local shops.

大型スーパーの出現は多くの地方の小さな店の終わりを告げた。

4.That is the death knell of the British Empire.

ブリタニア帝国の時計だ。

5.At first he thought it was a death knell .

最初は、死の鐘が鳴ったと思っていた。