lament
lament — 動詞
- lamentpresent simple I / you / we / they
- lamentshe / she / it
- lamentedpast simple
- lamenting-ing form
1. to show or express strong sadness, regret, or disappointment about something, es
哀嘆；惋惜
表達悲傷、遺憾或失望
to show or express strong sadness, regret, or disappointment about something, especially by speaking or writing about it — for example, lamenting the loss of a public space or the passing of an old tradition.
Mira lamented the loss of the old library, where she had spent many happy afternoons as a child.
Mira 哀嘆舊圖書館的消失，她在那裡度過了許多快樂的童年午後。
lament + noun (direct object: loss)
Adina lamented that the city had closed the last public swimming pool.
Adina 惋惜地表示，市政府已經關閉了最後一座公共游泳池。
lament + that-clause
Arjun lamented the decision to cut arts programmes from the school curriculum.
Arjun 對學校刪除藝術課程的決定感到惋惜。
Old residents gathered at the cafe, lamenting how the neighbourhood had changed over the years.
老居民們聚在咖啡館裡，感嘆這些年來社區的變化。
Nkechi lamented over the missed opportunity to study abroad when she was younger.
Nkechi 為自己年輕時錯失出國留學的機會而哀嘆不已。
文法句型
lament + noun/pronoun
lament + that-clause
lament + about/over + noun
用法筆記
Subject is often a person or group expressing regret about something that has already happened. Frequently found in formal writing, journalism, and public speeches. The intransitive pattern with 'about' or 'over' sounds more emotional and less formal than the transitive use.
常見錯誤
lament — 名詞
- lamentsingular
- lamentsplural
1. a piece of music, poetry, or other writing created to express deep sadness about
輓歌；悼詞
悼念死者的歌曲、詩歌或文章
a piece of music, poetry, or other writing created to express deep sadness about someone who has died or about something that has ended.
The choir sang a mournful lament for the villagers who died in the earthquake.
唱詩班演唱了一首哀傷的輓歌，悼念在地震中喪生的村民。
a lament for + noun (person/event mourned)
Diya wrote a heartfelt lament for her grandfather, a fisherman who taught her about the sea.
Diya 為她的祖父寫了一首真摯的輓歌，他是一位教會她海洋知識的漁夫。
The poem is a lament for a lost way of life, mourning farms replaced by shopping centres.
這首詩是對一種失落生活方式的哀歌，悼念那些被購物中心取代的農場。
A traditional Scottish lament played on the bagpipes filled the ancient stone church.
一首由風笛演奏的傳統蘇格蘭輓歌，充滿了古老石砌教堂的每個角落。
Archaeologists found an ancient lament carved into the wall of a tomb near the Nile.
考古學家在尼羅河畔一座古墓的牆上發現了一首古老的輓歌。
文法句型
a lament for + noun
用法筆記
Used especially in literary, musical, and cultural contexts. A lament can be sung, recited, or written. Unlike 'elegy' (which is specifically a poem), 'lament' can also refer to a song or instrumental piece.
常見錯誤
2. a loud, emotional cry or sound that expresses deep pain, grief, or sorrow, often
悲號；慟哭
表達悲痛的哭喊或哀號聲
a loud, emotional cry or sound that expresses deep pain, grief, or sorrow, often made without words.
A terrible lament rose from the crowd when the rescue team found no survivors.
當搜救隊沒有找到生還者時，人群中響起一陣可怕的悲號。
a lament rose from + group (collective sound)
Linh let out a low lament when she saw the storm damage to her family home.
Linh 看到暴風雨對老家造成的損害時，發出一聲低沉的哀嚎。
The fisherman's lament echoed across the harbour after his boat sank in the storm.
漁夫的悲號在港灣中迴盪，他的船已在暴風雨中沉沒。
Rachid heard a woman's lament from the hospital room next door and felt his heart sink.
Rachid 聽到隔壁病房傳來一名女子的慟哭聲，心頭一沉。
The mother's lament for her missing son could be heard throughout the village that night.
那位母親對失蹤兒子的哀號，那一夜傳遍了整個村莊。
文法句型
a lament of + noun
let out a lament
用法筆記
This sense describes an actual vocal sound rather than a composed piece. It is more common in literary and historical narratives than in everyday speech. Distinguish from sense 1 (SONG OF GRIEF), which refers to a structured song or poem.