Word
lamenting
/ləˈmentiŋ/
adjective
悲叹的；哀悼的
expressing grief or sorrow, especially by vocal sounds
- 1.
vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; ; ; ; ; - Shakespeare
出声表达悲伤或哀痛,或类似这样的表达
出声表达悲伤或哀痛,或类似这样的表达；悲伤的；悲哀的
In use
The lamenting widow sobbed quietly in the corner.
A lamenting melody drifted from the old piano.
The poet read his lamenting verses about lost love.
lamenting + noun
修饰名词，表示‘悲伤的、哀悼的’。
She let out a lamenting cry.
她发出了悲恸的哭声。
be + lamenting
系表结构，描述主语正在哀悼的状态。
The crowd was lamenting at the funeral.
人群在葬礼上哀悼。
lamenting over/about + noun
后接over/about表示哀叹的对象。
He is lamenting over his lost opportunities.
他在为失去的机会而悲叹。
Common mistakes
This is a lamenting story.This is a lamentable story.
用“lamenting”形容事物，但“lamenting”通常形容人或其声音、表情等直接表达悲伤，而形容事物令人悲伤时应用“lamentable”。
He looked at her lamenting.He looked at her lamentingly.
用形容词“lamenting”修饰动词“looked”，应改为副词“lamentingly”表示方式。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- lamentings
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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