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
[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
late Middle English: from Old French complainte, feminine past participle of complaindre 'to lament' (see complain)