grievance
音標['gri:v?ns] 讀音漢語翻譯
n. 委屈, 冤情, 苦況
【經】 不滿(對雇用條件的)
相關詞組:
have a grievance against sb
英文解釋:
名詞 grievance:
- a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation同義詞:grudge, score
- an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
- a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
例句:
- A cause or reason for complaining; a grievance.
- He used the occasion to express all his old grievance against the chairman.
- A committee was set up to look into the workers' grievances.成立了一個委員會來調查工人的不滿。
- I am too busy to listen to her endless grievance.我太忙了,沒空聽她那沒完沒了的牢騷。
詳細解釋:
griev.ance
n.(名詞)
An actual or supposed circumstance regarded as just cause for protest.不平之事,委屈:被認為是抗議的合理理由的一種實際的或構想中的情況A complaint or protestation based on such a circumstance.See Synonyms at injustice 不平,氣惱,牢騷:因這種情況引起的抱怨或抗議參見 injusticeIndignation or resentment stemming from a feeling of having been wronged.氣憤,憤恨:因被誤解而產生的氣憤或憤恨Obsolete 【廢語】 The act of inflicting hardship or harm.苦難:使人受傷害或磨難的行為The cause of hardship or harm.苦難的原因:磨難或傷害的原因
來源:Middle English grevaunce 中古英文 grevaunce from Old French grevance 源自 古法文 grevance from grever [to harm] * see grieve 源自 grever [傷害] *參見 grieve
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