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Lament Disapproval Praise Middle French Directly Latin Lamentum

单词 lament
音标 [lə'ment]
解释 v./n.悲伤;哀悼
红宝书 【英】 v./n. 悲伤(grieve; to express deep sorrow for),哀悼(mourn)
【考】 upbraid : disapproval / lament : grief(谴责表示不赞成/哀 伤表示悲哀)eulogy : praise / elegy : lament(颂词表达赞扬/哀诗 表达哀伤)
【例】 He lamented to me about long range dangers of the layoffs.
字源 lament (v.)
mid-15c., back-formation from lamentation or else from Middle French lamenter "to moan, bewail" (14c.) and directly from Latin lamentari, from lamentum (see lamentation). Related: Lamented; lamenting.
lament (n.)
1590s, from Middle French lament and directly from Latin lamentum (see lamentation).
不择手段背单词 v. /n. 悲伤; 哀悼 = mourn = deplore = wail
【记】被lam(v 鞭打)所以悲伤.
【类】upbraid: disapproval = lament: grief谴责表示不赞成 = 哀伤表示悲哀eulogy: praise = elegy: lament颂词表达赞扬 = 哀诗表达哀伤
趣味全助记 【记】lame 腿跛了→悲伤;lam鞭打,被打→痛哭,悲伤

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