- (British English,
law 法律 a complaint made against somebody in court 起诉；诉状 - (literary)
a sad call or sound 凄凉的哭泣（或声音）
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French plainte, feminine past participle of plaindre ‘complain’, or from Old French plaint, from Latin planctus ‘beating of the breast’.