核心畫面

Someone speaks up: this is not right, and I want you to know. A complaint is that act of putting into words and handing it to someone. From the act, the word slides to the content (what exactly is wrong), and then — in careful, formal English — to the thing a patient reports to a doctor.

可以想成:有人開口了——「這樣不對,我要讓你知道」。complaint 就是把不滿說出口、遞出去的那個動作。從這個畫更多收起可以想成:有人開口了——「這樣不對,我要讓你知道」。complaint 就是把不滿說出口、遞出去的那個動作。從這個畫面出發,字義會滑動:先從「這個動作」滑到「內容」(到底哪裡不對),再滑到醫生那一頭——病人來看診時說的「哪裡不舒服」,在正式的用法裡也叫 complaint。

From the picture

身體上的毛病

可以理解成從診間來的:病人上門,說出來的就是「哪裡不舒服」,那份不舒服本身於是也被叫做 complaint——內容從「對服務的不滿」換成了「對身體的不適」。

minor illness · noun · B1

An illness or health problem, especially one that is not very serious.

病痛 / 毛病

Also in this word

expression of dissatisfaction · noun · B1

A spoken or written statement saying that you are not happy about something and think it is wrong or bad.

抱怨 / 投訴

specific grievance · noun · B1

The particular thing or reason that you are not happy about.

不滿之處 / 意見

原始詞典資料5 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。

complaintnoun/kəmˈpleɪnt/

  • 1

    The act of complaining.

    • customer complaints
    • noise complaints
  • 2

    A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.

    • I have no complaints about the quality of his work, but I don't enjoy his company.
  • 3

    lawIn a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based.

  • 4

    lawIn criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate.

  • 5

    A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.

    • Don't come too close; I've got this nasty complaint.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。