complaint

complaint
noun
  1. a statement that a situation is unsatisfactory or unacceptable or that someone has done something wrong
    怨言,牢骚;抗议;控告,控诉
    I intend to make an official complaint.
    我打算正式提出抗议。
    there were complaints that the building was an eyesore.
    有人抱怨那幢建筑物难看。
    ■a reason for dissatisfaction
    不满的理由
    I have no complaints about the hotel.
    我对这家旅馆没什么不满意的。
    ■[mass noun]the expression of dissatisfaction
    抱怨,发牢骚,诉苦
    a letter of complaint.
    投诉信。
    he hasn't any cause for complaint.
    他没有任何诉苦的理由。
    ■(Law)the plaintiff's reasons for proceeding in a civil action
    (律)(民事诉讼中)诉状;控诉状
  2. [often with modifier]an illness or medical condition, especially one considered as relatively minor
    疾病(或健康不佳)(尤指相对较轻者)
    she is receiving treatment for her skin complaint.
    她正在接受皮肤病治疗。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French complainte, feminine past participle of complaindre 'to lament' (see complain)
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