griev·ous
adjective/ˈɡriːvəs/
/ˈɡriːvəs/
(formal)- very serious and often causing great pain or difficulty
极严重的；使人极痛苦的；极艰难的 - He had been the victim of a grievous injustice.
他曾遭受极不公正的待遇。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryGrievous is used with these nouns:- error
- sin
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French greveus, from grever ‘burden, encumber’, based on Latin gravare, from gravis ‘heavy, grave’. - He had been the victim of a grievous injustice.