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