| 单词 | jeremiad |
| 释义 | jeremiad (once / 34560 pages) n If a kid who's away at summer camp mails his parents a jeremiad, it means that he sends them a long, sad list of complaints. Use the noun jeremiad to talk about any list of woes, especially a lengthy, mournful one. Many letters to the editors of newspapers and comments on websites are jeremiads, and someone addressing a city council or school board might make a verbal jeremiad — speaking for a long time about their many grievances. The word jeremiad was coined in 1700s France, as jérémiade, and it was a reference to the Old Testament's "Lamentations of Jeremiah." WORD FAMILYjeremiad: jeremiads USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Navarro, the only credentialed economist among Mr. Trump’s economic advisers, helped to shape Mr. Trump’s concerns about China through a series of jeremiads. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) His bracing jeremiad on climate change, for example, sits uneasily with his celebration of the environmentally troubling phenomena of worldwide connectivity and cloud technology. Washington Post(Dec 01, 2016) Here, the former professional wrestler and former Minnesota governor unleashes an enthusiastic, if somewhat incoherent, jeremiad against the strictures of prohibition. Washington Post(Nov 17, 2016) n a long and mournful complaint a jeremiad against any form of government Hyper complaint an expression of grievance or resentment |
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