complain(动词):抱怨;发牢骚;投诉(向他人表达不满或认为某事不公平/令人不快)。也可指(身体)不适的旧用法,但较少见。
/ kəmˈpleɪn /
I don’t want to complain, but this coffee is cold.
我不想抱怨,但这杯咖啡凉了。
She complained to the manager that the service was slow and the bill was incorrect, but she stayed polite throughout.
她向经理投诉服务太慢、账单有误,但全程仍然很有礼貌。
来自中古法语 complaindre,进一步源自拉丁语 complangere(com- “一起/完全” + plangere “击打、哀叹”),原义带有“哀叹、诉苦”的色彩,后来发展出“抱怨/投诉”的现代含义。