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单词 plaintively
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
plain•tive /ˈpleɪntɪv/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. expressing sorrow or sadness;
    mournful:a plaintive melody.
plain•tive•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
plain•tive  (plāntiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. expressing sorrow or melancholy;
    mournful:a plaintive melody.
  • Middle French
  • 1350–1400; plaint + -ive; replacing Middle English plaintif
plaintive•ly, adv. 
plaintive•ness, n. 
    wistful, sorrowful, sad.
    happy, joyful.

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