jeremiad

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌd͡ʒɛɹ.əˈmaɪ.əd/    美 /ˌd͡ʒɛɹ.əˈmaɪ.əd/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A long speech or prose work that bitterly laments the state of society and its morals, and often contains a prophecy of its coming downfall.
    — Near-synonyms: diatribe, tirade, lamentation, lament, litany; see also Thesaurus:diatribe

词形变化

jeremiads plural

词源

From French jérémiade, from Jérémie, from Latin Ieremias, from Hebrew ירמיה (yirm'yá, “Jeremiah”). Named after biblical prophet Jeremiah, who lamented the moral state of Judah and predicted her downfall.
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