lam·en·ta·tion /ˌlæmənˈteɪʃən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU] formalSAD/UNHAPPY deep sadness or something that expresses it 悲痛,悲恸,哀悼 There was lamentation throughout the land at news of the defeat. 得知战败的消息,举国悲恸。
lamentation• Buchman's lamentation about the state of American democracy is not justified.