woe
woe 英[wəʊ]
n. 麻烦; 问题; 困难; 痛苦; 苦恼; 悲伤; 悲哀;灾难;不幸
int. 咳;
复数:woes
things that cause sorrow or distress; troubles

古英语里的感叹词「wa!」
用于表达消极的情绪
Woe is me! I’m ruined!我不开心,我崩溃了!
(woe is me是一个常用的俗语,表达自己不开心的状态)

轻度使用
可以用 woes 来替代 difficulties, problems, troubles 这类词

重度使用
“Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture!”
那些残害,赶散我草场之羊的牧人有祸了。
Jeremiah 英美 n.耶利米(圣经人物名);圣经《耶利米书》
Jeremiah 23-28
New International Version
The Righteous Branch

Woe to the mad.天狂有灾,人狂有祸

Wednesday's child is full of woe. 周三的孩子泪汪汪。

“Woe is me.” “我有罪”
the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima (广岛)
nuclear weapons

患难与共:share weal and woe