单词 | grievance |
释义 | griev·ance ![]() n. 1. a. An actual or supposed circumstance regarded as just cause for complaint. b. A complaint or protestation based on such a circumstance: The warden addressed the inmates' grievances. 2. Indignation or resentment stemming from a feeling of having been wronged. 3. Obsolete a. The act of inflicting hardship or harm. b. The cause of hardship or harm. [Middle English grevaunce, from Old French grevance, from grever, to harm; see GRIEVE.] |
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