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grievance

英 ['griːv(ə)ns] 美 ['grivəns]

解释

n. 不满，不平；委屈；冤情

※ 提供单词"grievance"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

grievance 委曲，牢骚

来自grief, 悲痛。

英文词源

grievance (n.): c. 1300, "state of being aggrieved," from Old French grevance "harm, injury, misfortune; trouble, suffering, agony, sorrow," from grever "to harm, to burden, be harmful to" (see grief). In reference to a cause of such a condition, from late 15c.

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例句和用法

1. He will not easily forget his grievance.: 他不会轻易忘掉他的委屈.

2. Their main grievance was that they had not received their pitiably low pay.: 他们主要的抱怨是没有拿到那少得可怜的工资。

3. The main grievance of the drivers is the imposition of higher fees for driving licences.: 让驾驶员深感不满的是驾驶执照收费的提高。

4. They had a legitimate grievance.: 他们的抱怨是合乎情理的。

5. She will use this as a peg to hang her grievance on.: 她会利用这个作为发泄怨愤的借口.