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To bemoan something is to say you are sad or disappointed about it, often in a slightly heavy, complaining way. You bemoan a loss, or bemoan the fact that things have changed. It is more formal than complain or moan, and you meet it in writing — news, essays, speeches — more than in chat. It can sound weary, and sometimes a little dramatic, depending on the speaker. You bemoan a thing directly: they bemoaned the delay, not bemoaned about the delay. The old English word already meant to lament; today's shape matches be- (about, concerning) plus moan. The vowel in the middle lined itself up with moan over time.
哀嘆、抱怨（偏書面；比口語的 complain 重一點）
組成From Middle English bemenen, from Old English bemǣnan, “to lament.” Equivalent to be- (about, concerning) + moan. The vowel later shifted by analogy with moan.
同家族的字
- moanthe second part; to moan is to make a sad sound or to complain
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
bemoanverb/bɪˈməʊn/
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To moan or complain about (something).
- He bemoaned the drought but went on watering his lawn.
- The losse of this erle was greatly bemoned by men of al degrees, for he was liberal, gentle, humble, and curteous to eche one […]
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To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them.
- Son. Was ever son so rued a father’s death? Father. Was ever father so bemoan’d his son?
- Sure you take mee not to be made of flesh, or if so, yet not to be sensible that thinke me able to beare these burthens without bemoning my selfe.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。