英语翻译：

"哀莫大于心死" 这个中文成语可以翻译为 "The greatest sorrow is the death of the heart"，意思是心死比一切外界的悲伤都更为严重，也就是失去希望和激情比任何痛苦都要难忍。

音标：

/ðə ˈɡreɪtɪst ˈsɒrəʊ ɪz ðə dɛθ ʌv ðə hɑːt/

含义：

这句成语表明，如果一个人的心灵丧失了动力、希望或热情，那么即使外部环境再艰难，也不再感受到什么痛苦。因此，这比任何形式的外在痛苦都要更加深重。

例句：

After years of disappointment, he felt the greatest sorrow was the death of his heart.

She realized that the greatest sorrow was the death of the heart, as she could no longer find joy in anything.

The loss of her passion for life made her understand that the greatest sorrow was the death of the heart.

When people lose their sense of purpose, they experience what could be called the death of the heart.

It was the death of his heart that led him to give up all his dreams.

The constant failure slowly wore him down, and he felt that the greatest sorrow was the death of the heart.

No external pain can compare to the sorrow of the death of the heart.

After the tragic incident, he felt that the death of his heart was the hardest thing to bear.

The death of the heart is a slow process, one that happens over time with each disappointment.

Even though everything around him was fine, he felt that the greatest sorrow was the death of his heart.

短语搭配：

The death of the heart (心死)

Greatest sorrow (最大的悲痛)

Lose hope (失去希望)

Loss of passion (激情的丧失)

Emotional emptiness (情感的空虚)