adj.痛苦的;嚴重的;充滿悲傷的
We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. 擺在我們面前的,是一場極為痛苦的嚴峻考驗。
THE opposition in Zimbabwe suffered another grievous blow this week. 津巴布韋的反對派本周受到了痛苦的打擊。
She has made a grievous mistake. 她犯了一個極嚴重的錯誤。