- If you are really upset or sorry about something, you might lament it. A lament is full of regret and grief.
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- n. 挽歌；悼辞
- v. 哀悼
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1. We lament over his death.
我们哀悼他的逝世。
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2. We lament its loss.
我们哀悼它的消失。
- lament (n.) 1590s, "expression of sorrow or grief," from Middle French lament and directly from Latin lamentum "a wailing, moaning, weeping" (see lamentation). From 1690s as "a mourning song."
- lament (v.) mid-15c., back-formation from lamentation or else from Old French lamenter "to moan, bewail" (14c.) and directly from Latin lamentari "to wail, moan, weep, lament," from lamentum "a wailing, moaning, weeping." Related: Lamented; lamenting.
lam·ent / ləˈment ; NAmE ləˈment / verb , noun lament laments lamented lamenting verb lamentsth | lamentthat… | + speech ( formal) to feel or express great sadness or disappointment about sb/sth 对…感到悲痛；痛惜；对…表示失望 SYN bemoan , bewail ◆ In the poem he laments the destruction of the countryside. 在那首诗里他对乡村遭到的破坏流露出悲哀。 noun ( formal) a song, poem or other expression of great sadness for sb who has died or for sth that has ended 挽歌；哀诗；悼辞 lam·ent / ləˈment ; NAmE ləˈment /
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