lamentable
lamentable
[ˈlaməntəb(ə)l]
adjective
lamentably
adverb
[ˈlaməntəb(ə)l]
adjective
- (of circumstances or conditions) deplorably bad or unsatisfactory
（情况，条件）极差的
the facilities provided were lamentable, not merely basic but squalid.
提供的设备非常差，不仅只是最基本的，而且肮脏。
■(of an event, action, or attitude) unfortunate; regrettable
（事件，行动，态度）不幸的，可惜的
her open prejudice showed lamentable immaturity.
她的公开偏见显示出可悲的不成熟。 - (archaic)full of or expressing sorrow or grief
(古)悲伤的，悲痛的
lamentably
adverb
- [as submodifier]she was lamentably ignorant.
她无知得可悲。
- late Middle English (in the sense 'mournful', also 'pitiable, regrettable'): from Old French, or from Latin lamentabilis, from the verb lamentari (see lament)
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