自怨自艾 meaning in English
be contrite and reform oneself; be full of remorse; bemoan one's fate; blame and censure oneself; regret one's past mistakes and try to do better in the future; repent and redress one's errors; trail at fate; self-reproach
Examples
- She must be humble and contrite .
她一定得卑躬屈节，自怨自艾。 - He is hunched over his cup, dissatisfied .
他拱着背，手中拿着杯子，自怨自艾。 - She was getting tired of remorse .
她已经厌倦于自怨自艾。 - I'm no good at anything, he bleated to himself .
他暗暗自怨自艾：我真是百无一用！ - Remus might easily have been a mouthpiece for southern self-pity .
雷摩大叔原很容易成为南方自怨自艾的代言人。