plaintive

adjective

/ˈpleɪntɪv/

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单词	plaintive
释义	plaintive adjective /ˈpleɪntɪv/ /ˈpleɪntɪv/ jump to other results sounding sad, especially in a weak, complaining way synonym mournful a plaintive cry/voice Topics Feelingsc2 Oxford Collocations DictionaryPlaintive is used with these nouns: cry melody voice … See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French plaintif, -ive, from plainte ‘lamentation’, feminine past participle of plaindre ‘complain’, or from Old French plaint, from Latin planctus ‘beating of the breast’.
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