plaintive
英 ['pleɪntɪv]
美 ['plentɪv]
IELTS GRE
1、-plaint- + -ive.
2、=> lamenting, mournful, sad.
- plaintive
- plaintive: see plague
- plaintive (adj.)
- late 14c., "lamenting," from Old French plaintif "complaining; wretched, miserable," from plainte (see plaint). Sense of "mournful, sad" first recorded 1570s. Related: Plaintively; plaintiveness.
- 1. Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.
- 观众席里,一位老太太伤心地哭起来.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. Suddenly a camel let out a plaintive ay, not far away.
- 骆驼忽然哀叫了两声, 离他不远.
来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
- 3. 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。
来自辞典例句
- 4. Her voice was small and plaintive.
- 她的声音微弱而哀伤。
来自辞典例句
- 5. Uncle Peter's voice came as from a far distance , plaintive, placating.
- 彼得大叔这时说话了,他的声音犹如自一个遥远的地方起来, 既带有哀愁又给人以安慰.
来自飘（部分）
