plaintively

🇺🇸 /ˈpleɪntɪvli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpleɪntɪvli/
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Expressing sadness or complaint in a gentle way

‘What about me?’ she asked plaintively, hoping someone would notice her sadness.

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adv. Expressing sadness or complaint in a gentle way

Synonyms

mournfully adv. 悲伤地 sorrowfully adv. 悲伤地 painfully adv. 令人不适地, 痛苦地, 费力地 sadly adv. 悲伤地, 不幸地, 非常地 bitterly adv. 痛苦地, 极其, 严寒地

Antonyms

gaily adv. 鲜艳快乐地, 愉快地, 轻率地 joyously adv. 欢欣地 blissfully adv. 幸福地, 浑然不知地 merrily adv. 快乐地, 无忧无虑地 gleefully adv. 幸灾乐祸地 cheerily adv. 兴高采烈地 delightedly adv. 高兴地 gladly adv. 乐意地, 高兴地 cheerfully adv. 快乐地, 乐意地, 坦然地, 欢快地 happily adv. 快乐地, 幸运地, 乐意地, 恰当地 joyfully adv. 兴高采烈地

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positively adv. 肯定地, 积极地, 支持地, 确定无疑地, 正电地 punitively adv. 以惩罚的方式, 惩罚性地 plaintive adj. 哀怨的