词语释义

英 ['griːv(ə)ns] 美 ['grivəns]

n. 不满，不平；委屈；冤情

单词分析：

记忆方法：暂无,等待补充.

英英释义

Noun:

a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation;"holding a grudge"
"settling a score"

an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice

a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action

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单词词源

中文词源

grievance 委曲，牢骚

来自grief, 悲痛。

英语词源

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.

词态变化

复数 grievances;

权威造句

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

近反义词

grievance procedure 苦情处理制度...

nurse a grievance 心怀不满

相似短语

grievance committee 【经】 (处理改良工作状况的)工人委员会

pour out grievance 诉苦

redress of a grievance 【法】 纠正冤情, 平反冤案

have a grievance against sb 抱怨(某人)