grievance

• n. 不满，不平；委屈；冤情

来自grief, 悲痛。

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.

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