lament

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ləˈmɛnt/    美 /ləˈmɛnt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.
  2. A song expressing grief.
动词 v.
  1. To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn. intransitive
    — Ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice.
  2. To express great sorrow or regret over; to bewail. transitive
    — Euston is so traditionally a part of the London scene that many will lament the passing of the old station when rebuilding is complete in readiness for the new electric service, which will probably be by multiple-units between Euston and Wolverhampton.

词形变化

laments plural laments present,singular,third-person lamenting participle,present lamented participle,past lamented past

词汇关系

近义词
afterthink becry begrieve bemoan bemourn bewail beweep condole deplore elegize grieve grieven keen lament mean mourn pine repent sigh sorrow wail wayment
反义词
cheer up gladden
上位词
feel
下位词
deprecate despair
衍生词
lamentacious lamentful lamentless
相关词
lamentability lamentable lamentation Lamentations lamenting be sad sad sadden

词源

词源 1
A back-formation from lamentation or else from Middle French lamenter and its etymon Latin lāmentor (“to wail, weep”), from lāmentum (“wailing, moaning, weeping”); with formative -mentum, from the root *la-, probably ultimately imitative. Also see latrare.
词源 2
A back-formation from lamentation or else from Middle French lamenter and its etymon Latin lāmentor (“to wail, weep”), from lāmentum (“wailing, moaning, weeping”); with formative -mentum, from the root *la-, probably ultimately imitative. Also see latrare.
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