lament
英 [lə'ment]
美[lə'mɛnt]
- n. 挽歌；恸哭；悲痛之情
- vi. 哀悼；悲叹；悔恨
- vt. 哀悼；痛惜
- n. (Lament)人名；(葡)拉门特；(法)拉芒
词态变化
复数: laments;第三人称单数: laments;过去式: lamented;过去分词: lamented;现在分词: lamenting;
中文词源
lament 痛惜，惋惜，哀歌
来自PIE*la,叹息，悲痛，拟声词，-ment,名词后缀。
英文词源
- lament (v.)
- mid-15c., back-formation from lamentation or else from Middle French lamenter "to moan, bewail" (14c.) and directly from Latin lamentari, from lamentum (see lamentation). Related: Lamented; lamenting.
- lament (n.)
- 1590s, from Middle French lament and directly from Latin lamentum (see lamentation).
双语例句
- 1. The children lament the death of their mother.
- 孩子们哀悼母亲的去世.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. He composed a lament to the dead soldier.
- 他为那位阵亡的战士谱写了一首挽歌.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. We lament ( over ) his death.
- 我们 哀悼 他的逝世.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. Elizabeth warmed to her theme as the letter continued with her favourite lament.
- 随着这封信接下来进入到伊丽莎白最喜欢抱怨的内容，她开始奔向主题。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. She spoke of the professional woman's lament that a woman's judgment is questioned more than a man's.
- 她谈到职业女性的悲哀：与男性相比，她们的判断力更易遭人质疑。
来自柯林斯例句
