mid-15c., back-formation from lamentation or else from Middle French lamenter "to moan, bewail" (14c.) and directly from Latin lamentari, from lamentum (see lamentation). Related: Lamented; lamenting.
lament (n.)
1590s, from Middle French lament and directly from Latin lamentum (see lamentation).
双语例句
1. The children lament the death of their mother.
孩子们哀悼母亲的去世.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. He composed a lament to the dead soldier.
他为那位阵亡的战士谱写了一首挽歌.
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3. We lament ( over ) his death.
我们 哀悼 他的逝世.
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4. Elizabeth warmed to her theme as the letter continued with her favourite lament.
随着这封信接下来进入到伊丽莎白最喜欢抱怨的内容，她开始奔向主题。
来自柯林斯例句
5. She spoke of the professional woman's lament that a woman's judgment is questioned more than a man's.