plaintively
plaintively — 副詞
1. if someone speaks, sings, or cries plaintively, their voice sounds unhappy and a
哀怨地
聲音聽起來悲傷、虛弱、像在懇求的樣子
if someone speaks, sings, or cries plaintively, their voice sounds unhappy and a little weak, as if asking for sympathy or help.
The lost puppy whined plaintively at the back door until Caleb let it inside.
那隻迷路的小狗在後門哀怨地嗚咽，直到 Caleb 讓牠進屋。
describes an animal's sad, pleading sound
"Why can't you stay one more day?" Saira asked plaintively as the train arrived.
「你為什麼不能多留一天？」火車進站時，Saira 哀怨地問。
plaintively + speech verb for a sad, pleading question
A single violin played plaintively while the rain fell over the empty market square.
雨落在空蕩的市集廣場上，一把小提琴哀怨地響著。
The old man called plaintively for his cat, who had not come home in days.
老先生哀怨地呼喚他的貓，那隻貓已經好幾天沒回家了。
From the next room, a baby cried plaintively for its mother in the dark.
從隔壁房間傳來，一個嬰兒在黑暗中哀怨地哭著找媽媽。
- mournfully
stronger, deeper grief; less of a pleading tone
- sorrowfully
broad sadness, without the complaining edge
- wistfully
gentle longing for something lost, less of a cry for help
- cheerfully
in a bright, happy manner
用法筆記
Almost always describes how a sound is made — pairs with verbs like say, ask, cry, sing, call, whine, and play. It carries a hint of complaint or pleading, so it is stronger than simply "sadly."