plain·tive
adjective/ˈpleɪntɪv/
/ˈpleɪntɪv/
- sounding sad, especially in a weak, complaining way
（声音）悲伤的，哀怨的 - a plaintive cry/voice
凄楚的哭泣／声音
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPlaintive is used with these nouns:- cry
- melody
- voice
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French plaintif, -ive, from plainte ‘lamentation’, feminine past participle of plaindre ‘complain’, or from Old French plaint, from Latin planctus ‘beating of the breast’. - a plaintive cry/voice