• n. 悲嘆；傷心的故事

來自圣經中猶太教先知Jeremiah,其主要事跡見舊約圣經《耶利米哀歌》，記載了猶太人在耶路撒冷和圣殿被毀后的所經受的苦楚。引申詞義哀訴，哀歌。

jeremiad (n.)

1780, from French jérémiade (1762), in reference to "Lamentations of Jeremiah" in Old Testament.