complaint
英 [k?m'ple?nt]
美[k?m'plent]
- n. 抱怨；訴苦；疾?。晃?/li>
TOEFL常用詞匯CET4TEM4考研CET6中頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?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(fā)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(fā)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(jì)謀上完全不是對(duì)手，他甘拜下風(fēng)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. A united effort is always more effective than an isolated complaint.
- 聯(lián)合行動(dòng)總是比單個(gè)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(shí)抬高了尖細(xì)的嗓音。
來自柯林斯例句