moan

vi. 抱怨，悲叹；呻吟

n. 呻吟声；悲叹

vt. 抱怨；呻吟着说

n. (Moan)人名；(法)莫昂

中文词源

moan 呻吟

可能来自拟声词，模仿呻吟的声音。

moan (n.): c. 1200, "lamentation, mourning, weeping; complaining, the expressing of complaints; a complaint; lover's complaint; accusation, charge," probably from an unrecorded Old English *man "complaint," related to Old English mænan "complain, moan," also "tell, intend, signify" (see mean (v.1)); but OED discounts this connection. Meaning "long, low inarticulate murmur from some prolonged pain" is first recorded 1670s, "with onomatopoeic suggestion" [OED].
moan (v.): mid-13c., "mourn (someone); regret, bewail;" c. 1300, "to lament, grieve; utter moans;" probably from Old English *manan, related to mænan "to lament" (see moan (n.)). From 1724 as "to make a low, mournful sound." Related: Moaned; moaning.

2. Suddenly she gave a low, choking moan and began to tremble violently.: 突然，她发出了一声低沉而哽咽的呻吟，然后剧烈地颤抖起来。