complaint
英 [k?m'ple?nt]
美[k?m'plent]
- n. 抱怨；訴苦；疾??；委屈
TOEFL常用詞匯CET4TEM4考研CET6中頻詞
詞態變化
復數:?complaints;
助記提示
1、com- "intensive prefix" + -plaint-.
2、originally "beat the breast, lament (by beating the breast)". => 抱怨，訴苦，發牢騷。
3、成語“捶胸頓足”形象地詮釋了詞根-plaint-的引申義，可以說是心有靈犀，有異曲同工之妙。
2、originally "beat the breast, lament (by beating the breast)". => 抱怨，訴苦，發牢騷。
3、成語“捶胸頓足”形象地詮釋了詞根-plaint-的引申義，可以說是心有靈犀，有異曲同工之妙。
中文詞源
complaint 抱怨，疾病
來自complain, 抱怨，被疾病侵襲。
英文詞源
- complaint (n.)
- late 14c., "lamentation, grief," from Old French complainte (12c.) "complaint, lament," noun use of fem. past participle of complaindre (see complain). Meaning "bodily ailment" is from 1705 (often in U.S. colloquial use generalized as complaints).
雙語例句
- 1. Eczema is a common skin complaint which often runs in families.
- 濕疹是一種常見的皮膚病，通常具遺傳性。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Seeing how cleverly he had been outwitted he made no complaint.
- 看到自己在計謀上完全不是對手，他甘拜下風。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. A united effort is always more effective than an isolated complaint.
- 聯合行動總是比單個人抱怨更有效。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. His complaint causes dizziness and nausea.
- 他的病引起了頭暈和惡心。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Her thin voice rose high in complaint.
- 她抱怨時抬高了尖細的嗓音。
來自柯林斯例句
