grievance
英 [ˈɡriː.vəns]
美 [ˈɡriː.vəns]
将“grievance”分解为“grieve”(悲伤,哀悼)和“ance”(表示状态或行为的结果)。想象一个人因为不公平的事情而感到非常悲伤,这个悲伤变成了他的“grievance”,即他的不满或抱怨。通过这种情感上的关联,帮助记忆单词“grievance”表示的投诉或不满。
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grievance 委曲,牢骚来自grief, 悲痛。
- 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.
- 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.