plaintive

plaintive

英 ['pleɪntɪv]
　　美 ['plentɪv]

adj. 哀傷的；悲哀的

中文詞源：

plaintive 淒涼的，悲傷的

來自plaint,哀傷，悲痛，-iff,形容詞後綴。

例句：

1. Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.
觀眾席裡,一位老太太傷心地哭起來.

2. Suddenly a camel let out a plaintive ay, not far away.
駱駝忽然哀叫瞭兩聲, 離他不遠.

3. They lay on the firm sands, listening to the plaintive cry of the seagulls.
他們躺在硬實的沙地上，聽著海鷗的哀鳴。

4. Her voice was small and plaintive.
她的聲音微弱而哀傷。

5. Uncle Peter's voice came as from a far distance , plaintive, placating.
彼得大叔這時說話瞭,他的聲音猶如自一個遙遠的地方起來, 既帶有哀愁又給人以安慰.