lamentation(名词):哀叹;悲叹;恸哭。指对不幸、失去或痛苦的公开表达悲伤(常见于较正式或文学语境)。也可指一段/一篇“哀歌、哀悼之辞”。
/ˌlæm.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/
She wrote a lamentation for her lost friend.
她为失去的朋友写了一篇哀悼之辞。
In the wake of the earthquake, the city was filled with lamentation, yet people still lined up to help one another.
地震过后,城市里充满了哀叹与哭诉,但人们仍排队互相援助。
来自拉丁语 lamentatio(“哀号、悲叹”),源于动词 lamentari(“哀悼、悲叹”)。英语中常与宗教文本、挽歌和文学书写相连,语体偏庄重。