| 单词 | lamented |
| 释义 | lamented (once / 1063 pages) adj Use the adjective lamented to talk fondly about someone who's died. You might describe your favorite elementary school teacher as "my dear lamented Mrs. McGinty." Lamented is often used in the phrase "late lamented," which implies that the person you're talking about is dead and that you really miss him or her. Inanimate objects can also be lamented, like the neighborhood book shop that closed, or a magazine you used to read that is no longer in print. The root Latin word is lamentationem, which describes wailing, moaning, and weeping. WORD FAMILYlamented: lamentedly, unlamented+/lament: lamentable, lamentation, lamented, lamenter, lamenting, laments/lamentable: lamentablest, lamentably/lamenting: lamentingly USAGE EXAMPLESFrancis lamented that so many people in the world were left grieving because of terrorism. Time(Jan 01, 2017) Short of the death penalty, which the district attorney lamented was not available, her sentence was the harshest one possible. New York Times(Jan 12, 2012) “There’s nothing left to sell,” lamented Ali, who once earned $270 a month, about four times the average salary. Washington Post(Dec 26, 2016) adj mourned or grieved for "the imprint of our wise and lamented friend"- A.E.Stevenson Ant unlamented, unmourned not grieved for; causing no mourning |
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