名詞 grievance:

1. a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
   同義詞：grudge, score
2. an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
3. a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action

1. A cause or reason for complaining; a grievance.
   抱怨的緣由引起抱怨的原因; 憤恨
2. He used the occasion to express all his old grievance against the chairman.
   他利用那機(jī)會(huì)表達(dá)了對(duì)主席積壓已久的怨氣
3. A committee was set up to look into the workers' grievances.
   成立了一個(gè)委員會(huì)來(lái)調(diào)查工人的不滿(mǎn)。
4. I am too busy to listen to her endless grievance.
   我太忙了，沒(méi)空聽(tīng)她那沒(méi)完沒(méi)了的牢騷。

griev.ance

n.（名詞）

An actual or supposed circumstance regarded as just cause for protest.
不平之事，委屈：被認(rèn)為是抗議的合理理由的一種實(shí)際的或設(shè)想中的情況
A complaint or protestation based on such a circumstance.See Synonyms at injustice
不平，氣惱，牢騷：因這種情況引起的抱怨或抗議參見(jiàn) injustice
Indignation or resentment stemming from a feeling of having been wronged.
氣憤，憤恨：因被誤解而產(chǎn)生的氣憤或憤恨
Obsolete
【廢語(yǔ)】
The act of inflicting hardship or harm.
苦難：使人受傷害或磨難的行為
The cause of hardship or harm.
苦難的原因：磨難或傷害的原因

來(lái)源：
Middle English grevaunce
中古英語(yǔ) grevaunce
from Old French grevance
源自 古法語(yǔ) grevance
from grever [to harm] * see grieve
源自 grever [傷害] *參見(jiàn) grieve