plaintive 详细解释

plaintive

['pleintiv]

adj.哀伤的, 可怜的

a.

悲伤的, 忧郁的, 哀愁的

a plaintive wail

悲伤的恸哭声

词形变化

副词: plaintively | 名词: plaintiveness |

词义辨析

同义参见:

elegiac  doleful  

英英释义

形容词 plaintive:

expressing sorrow

同义词:mournful

补充

plaintiveplaintive英:[ˈpleintiv] 美:[ˈplentɪv]adj.1.表示悲痛的, 哭诉的2.表示哀怨的, 忧郁的

例句

1. the plaintive cry of the seagulls海鸥的哀鸣 2. Her voice was small and plaintive.她的声音微弱而哀伤。 3. a plaintive cry.悲嚎。 4. "a plaintive [=mournful, sorrowful] sigh"痛苦的叹息 5. We could hear the plaintive cry of a wounded animal in the woods.我们能听见森林里受伤动物的痛苦叫声。