plaintive
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a. 悲哀的, 哀伤的, 伤心的, 表示痛苦的
发音
其它
/ˈpleɪntɪv/
词形变化
more plaintive
比较级
most plaintive
最高级
教材释义与例句
形容词
哀伤的；悲哀的
释义与例句
adj.
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1.
Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.
a typically plaintive song from Radiohead
I can see by your plaintive smile something is wrong, so spill it.
词汇关系
词源
From Middle English pleintif, plentyff, from Old French pleintif (“aggrieved, lamenting”) (whence modern French plaintif), from plainte (“lament, complaint”); see plaint. Doublet of plaintiff.
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