(of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable (人)悲惨的,可怜的 their happiness made Anne feel even more miserable. 他们的幸福让安妮更感到痛苦。 ■(of a situation or environment) causing someone to feel wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable (形势,环境)令人难受(或痛苦)的 horribly wet and miserable conditions. 非常潮湿恶劣的条件。 ■(of a person) habitually morose (人)阴郁的 a miserable man in his late sixties. 一个年近70的阴郁老人。
pitiably small or inadequate 小(或少)得可怜的;十分不充分的 all they pay me is a miserable £5,000 a year. 他们一年只付给我少得可怜的 5,000英镑。 ■[attrib.]contemptible (used as a term of abuse or for emphasis) [用于辱骂或强调]可恶的,卑劣的,可耻的 don't call me a charlatan, you miserable old creep!. 别叫我骗子,你这可恶的老家伙。 ■(Austral./NZ & Scottish)(of a person) miserly (澳/新西兰,苏格兰)(人)守财奴(似)的,吝啬鬼(似)的 a lousy dollar a day — could any government be more miserable?. 一天只有他妈的一元钱——还有比这更吝啬的政府吗?。
派生 miserableness noun miserably adverb 语源
late Middle English: from French misérable, from Latin miserabilis 'pitiable', from miserari 'to pity', from miser 'wretched'