Plangent
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- adj. 如泣如诉的, 悲哀的
- [英] adj. 如泣如诉的, 悲哀的 ( having a plaintive quality)
- [类] 反义词: muffled ( 压抑的)
- [记] plang原意为拍打胸脯, 表示哀痛
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: Latin plangent-, plangens, present participle of plangere to strike, lament — more at plaint
- Date: 1858
- 1. having a loud reverberating sound <a plangent roar>
- 2. having an expressive and especially plaintive quality <plangent lyrics>
- ? plangently adverb