late 14c., from Old French lamentacion and directly from Latin lamentationem (nominative lamentatio) "wailing, moaning, weeping," noun of action from past participle stem of lamentari "to wail, moan, weep, lament," from lamentum "a wailing," from PIE root *la- "to shout, cry," probably ultimately imitative. Replaced Old English cwiþan.
双语例句
1. It was a time for mourning and lamentation.
这是一个沉痛悼念的时刻。
来自柯林斯例句
2. This ingredient does not invite or generally produce lugubrious lamentation.
这一要素并不引起,或者说通常不产生故作悲伤的叹息.
来自哲学部分
3. Much lamentation followed the death of the old king.
老国王晏驾,人们悲恸不已.
来自辞典例句
4. There was lamentation throughout the land at the news of the defeat.
败北的消息传来,举国哀叹.
来自辞典例句
5. The little that she said was all in lamentation of this inevitable delay.
