groan英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.

— let out a groan
A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy.
A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight.

动词 v.

To make a groan.

— We groaned at his awful jokes.
To seemingly creak under the strain of being heavily laden. figuratively

— That night the table in the outer dining room was just groaning with good things.
To strive after earnestly, as if with groans. obsolete

— Nothing but holy, pure, and clear, / Or that which groaneth to be so.

词形变化

groans plural groane alternative grane alternative,Scotland grain alternative,Scotland graen alternative,Scotland groans present,singular,third-person groaning participle,present groaned participle,past groaned past groane alternative grane alternative,Scotland grain alternative,Scotland graen alternative,Scotland

词汇关系

衍生词

agroan begroan groaner groanful groanless groansome groan tube groanworthy groany

词源

词源 1

From Middle English gronen, granen, from Old English grānian (“to groan; lament; murmur”), from Proto-West Germanic *grainōn, from Proto-Germanic *grainōną (“to howl; weep”), from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną (“to whine; howl; whimper”).
Cognate with Scots grain (“to cry, scream”), Dutch grijnen, grienen (“to cry; sob; blubber”), German Low German grienen (“to whimper; mewl”), German greinen (“to whine; whimper”), Swedish grina (“to howl; weep; laugh”).
The noun is from Middle English gron, grone, from the verb.

词源 2

From Middle English gronen, granen, from Old English grānian (“to groan; lament; murmur”), from Proto-West Germanic *grainōn, from Proto-Germanic *grainōną (“to howl; weep”), from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną (“to whine; howl; whimper”).
Cognate with Scots grain (“to cry, scream”), Dutch grijnen, grienen (“to cry; sob; blubber”), German Low German grienen (“to whimper; mewl”), German greinen (“to whine; whimper”), Swedish grina (“to howl; weep; laugh”).
The noun is from Middle English gron, grone, from the verb.