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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. He will not easily forget his grievance.
他不會(huì)輕易忘掉他的委屈.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. Their main grievance was that they had not received their pitiably low pay.
他們主要的抱怨是沒(méi)有拿到那少得可憐的工資。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. The main grievance of the drivers is the imposition of higher fees for driving licences.
讓駕駛員深感不滿(mǎn)的是駕駛執(zhí)照收費(fèi)的提高。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. They had a legitimate grievance.
他們的抱怨是合乎情理的。
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. She will use this as a peg to hang her grievance on.