gravamen
英 [grə'veɪmen]
- n. 不平；苦诉；控诉要旨
双语例句
- 1. The life has no gravamen road!
- 人生没有不平路!
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英文词源
- gravamen (n.)
- 1640s, "grievance," from Late Latin gravamen "trouble, physical inconvenience" (in Medieval Latin, "a grievance"), literally "a burden," from Latin gravare "to burden, make heavy, weigh down; oppress," from gravis "heavy" (see grave (adj.)). Specifically, in law, "part of the accusation which weighs most heavily against the accused." Related: Gravaminous.
词态变化
复数: gravamina; gravamens;