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plaintive adj.哀伤的；可怜的 (1) 我听到一声悲伤的哭泣。(2) 这首歌曲的曲调悲伤。 A plaint, as in complaint, is an expression of sorrow or grief. This word has also been bent a little at the ends to become plaintiff, or complainant—the sufferer—in a lawsuit. So, whether you are hearing a plaintive tone in a courtroom, at a funeral, or in the wild (as in an animal's plaintive howl), you can be assured that someone or something desires something desperately.

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英 ['pleɪntɪv] 美 ['pleɪntɪv] (1) I heard a plaintive cry.(2) The song has plaintive melody. Plaintive is an adjective for describing someone or something with a pleading, sorrowful, desperate tone. If you have ever heard the plaintive howl of a wolf, then you know what we are getting at here. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]悲伤的；哀怨的 A plaintive sound or voice sounds sad.   [LITERARY 文]They lay on the firm sands, listening to the plaintive cry of the seagulls...他们躺在硬实的沙地上，听着海鸥的哀鸣。Her voice was small and plaintive.她的声音微弱而哀伤。plaintively'Why don't we do something?' Davis asked plaintively.戴维斯悲伤地问道：“我们难道就不能做点什么吗？”

英语单词	plaintive
英美音标	英 ['pleɪntɪv] 美 ['pleɪntɪv]
中文释义	adj.哀伤的；可怜的
英语例句	(1) I heard a plaintive cry. (2) The song has plaintive melody.
中文例句	(1) 我听到一声悲伤的哭泣。 (2) 这首歌曲的曲调悲伤。
vocabulary简明	Plaintive is an adjective for describing someone or something with a pleading, sorrowful, desperate tone. If you have ever heard the plaintive howl of a wolf, then you know what we are getting at here.
vocabulary扩展	A plaint, as in complaint, is an expression of sorrow or grief. This word has also been bent a little at the ends to become plaintiff, or complainant—the sufferer—in a lawsuit. So, whether you are hearing a plaintive tone in a courtroom, at a funeral, or in the wild (as in an animal's plaintive howl), you can be assured that someone or something desires something desperately.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]悲伤的；哀怨的 A plaintive sound or voice sounds sad. [LITERARY 文] They lay on the firm sands, listening to the plaintive cry of the seagulls... 他们躺在硬实的沙地上，听着海鸥的哀鸣。 Her voice was small and plaintive. 她的声音微弱而哀伤。 plaintively 'Why don't we do something?' Davis asked plaintively. 戴维斯悲伤地问道：“我们难道就不能做点什么吗？”

Plaintive Heard Voice 英 Pleɪntɪv] 美 Pleɪntɪv Adj.哀伤的；可怜的 I