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plangent是什么意思

plangent

英 ['plæn(d)ʒ(ə)nt] 美 ['plændʒənt]
  • adj. 轰鸣的;凄切的

助记提示


1、plang- + -ent.
2、=> beating with a loud sound, or that sound makes lamentation.

中文词源


plangent 哀婉的,凄凉的

来自拉丁语plangere,哀悼,悲痛,词源同plague,plaint.

英文词源


plangent
plangent: see plague
plangent (adj.)
"beating with a loud sound," 1822, from Latin plangentem (nominative plangens), present participle of plangere "to strike, beat" (see plague (n.)). Related: Plangently.

双语例句


1. the plangent sound of the harpsichord
拨弦键琴如泣如诉的声音

来自《权威词典》

2. Today's world, a lot of places left already sprinkler and farm cattle, leaving even plangent machine times.
今天的世界,许多地方早已离别了水车和耕牛,甚至正在离别轰鸣的机器时代。

来自辞典例句

3. Enormous engine is plangent blow airline challenges civilian battalion the bugle of state - owned airline.
巨大的引擎轰鸣吹响了民营航空公司挑战 国有 航空公司的号角.

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