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lament

UK //ləˈment//US //ləˈment//

词源

源自拉丁语 'lamentum',意为哀悼或悲伤,后经古法语 'lamenter' 进入英语。

verb

❶ 表达悲伤或遗憾,通常通过言语、歌曲或行为来哀悼某人或某事。常用于正式或文学语境中。

“She lamented the loss of her childhood home.”

(她哀叹失去了童年的家。)

“The poet lamented the passing of time in his verses.”

(诗人在他的诗句中哀叹时光的流逝。)

同义词:mourn, grieve, bemoan, bewail, deplore

noun

❶ 表达悲伤或遗憾的歌曲、诗歌或陈述,通常用于哀悼或纪念某人或某事。

“The funeral was filled with laments for the deceased.”

(葬礼上充满了对逝者的哀悼。)

“He wrote a lament for his fallen comrades.”

(他为逝去的战友写了一首挽歌。)

同义词:elegy, dirge, lamentation, plaint, threnody

常见短语

lament over — 对某事表达悲伤或遗憾,通常带有强烈的感情色彩。

“She lamented over the mistakes she had made in the past.”

(她为自己过去犯下的错误感到痛心。)

lament the fact that — 对某个事实或情况表示遗憾或悲伤。

“He lamented the fact that he had never traveled abroad.”

(他为自己从未出国旅行感到遗憾。)