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deplorable

英[dɪ'plɔːrəb(ə)l] 美[dɪ'plɔrəbl]
  • adj. 可叹的;凄惨的

词态变化


副词: deplorably;

英文词源


deplorable (adj.)
1610s; see deplore + -able. Perhaps from French déplorable or directly from Late Latin deplorabilis. Johnson (mid-18c.) noted the weakened colloquial use of the word for "very bad." Related: Deplorably.

双语例句


1. The judge said that discrimination against homosexuals is deplorable.
法官说对同性恋者的歧视应予以谴责。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I find the media'sgrowing obsession with smut and sensation deplorable.
我发现媒体越来越沉湎于淫秽下流和耸人听闻的题材,这实在可悲。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The Chief Constable said that sexual harassment was deplorable.
郡警察局长说性骚扰应受谴责。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Many of them live under deplorable conditions.
他们中很多人的生活条件极其恶劣。

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5. They were living in the most deplorable conditions.
他们生活在最糟糕的环境里。

来自《权威词典》