plight
plight1
noun
plight2
verb
plight one's troth
noun
- a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation
险境，困境，苦难
we must direct our efforts towards relieving the plight of children living in poverty.
我们必须致力于减轻生活在贫困中的儿童的苦难。
- Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French plit 'fold'. The -gh- spelling is by association with plight
plight2
verb
- [with obj.](archaic)pledge or promise solemnly (one's faith or loyalty)
(古)宣誓，保证
■(be plighted)to be engaged to; be married to
订婚；嫁；娶
plight one's troth
- 见 troth
- Old English plihtan 'endanger', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch plicht and German Pflicht 'duty'. The current sense is recorded only from Middle English, but is probably original, in view of the related Germanic words
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