plaintive

形容詞

1. 1

   哀傷的、悲切的、哀怨的多形容聲音

   A plaintive melody drifted from the open window upstairs.

   一段哀傷的旋律從樓上敞開的窗戶飄了出來。

2. 2

   訴苦的、埋怨的

   He asked in a plaintive tone why nobody had called him.

   他用訴苦的語氣問為什麼沒有人打電話給他。