| 单词 | plaintively |
| 释义 | plaintively (once / 3492 pages) adv If you do something plaintively, you’re doing it in a way that expresses sadness or melancholy. When you get tired of playing fetch, dogs will look up at you plaintively. Just try to resist those big sad eyes, just try! The root of the word plaintively is the French word plainte, meaning “lamentation.” It’s also the origin of the word plaintiff, meaning a person who brings a lawsuit against someone else. The person has a complaint, something to lament or be sad about. If she argues her case plaintively enough, however, the judge might be convinced by her sorrow and rule in her favor. WORD FAMILYplaintive: plaintively, plaintiveness, plaintivest USAGE EXAMPLESWhen the little girl ahead of me said plaintively, “That’s not a unicorn!,” Washington Post(Nov 25, 2016) At one point, he plaintively predicted that reality would force Trump to adjust his approach to problems he has promised voters he would easily solve. Washington Post(Nov 21, 2016) Zaha looked even more plaintively towards Marriner with 20 minutes to go as he felt contact from Can as he drove into the box. The Guardian(Oct 29, 2016) adv in a plaintive manner the last note of the song rang out plaintively |
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