grievance
英 ['griːv(ə)ns]
美 ['grivəns]
grievance 中文词源
grievance 委曲，牢骚来自grief, 悲痛。
grievance 英文词源
- grievance (n.)
- c. 1300, "state of being aggrieved," from Old French grevance "harm, injury, misfortune; trouble, suffering, agony, sorrow," from grever "to harm, to burden, be harmful to" (see grief). In reference to a cause of such a condition, from late 15c.
grievance 双语例句
1. He will not easily forget his grievance. 他不会轻易忘掉他的委屈. 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. Their main grievance was that they had not received their pitiably low pay.
- 他们主要的抱怨是没有拿到那少得可怜的工资。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The main grievance of the drivers is the imposition of higher fees for driving licences.
- 让驾驶员深感不满的是驾驶执照收费的提高。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. They had a legitimate grievance.
- 他们的抱怨是合乎情理的。
来自辞典例句
- 5. She will use this as a peg to hang her grievance on.
- 她会利用这个作为发泄怨愤的借口.
来自辞典例句