mid-15c., back-formation from lamentation or else from Middle French lamenter "to moan, bewail" (14c.) and directly from Latin lamentari, from lamentum (see lamentation). Related: Lamented; lamenting.
lament (n.)
1590s, from Middle French lament and directly from Latin lamentum (see lamentation).
雙語例句
1. The children lament the death of their mother.
孩子們哀悼母親的去世.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. He composed a lament to the dead soldier.
他為那位陣亡的戰(zhàn)士譜寫了一首挽歌.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. We lament ( over ) his death.
我們 哀悼 他的逝世.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. Elizabeth warmed to her theme as the letter continued with her favourite lament.
隨著這封信接下來進入到伊麗莎白最喜歡抱怨的內(nèi)容，她開始奔向主題。
來自柯林斯例句
5. She spoke of the professional woman's lament that a woman's judgment is questioned more than a man's.