
好词典

源自拉丁语 'lamentabilis',由 'lamentari'(哀叹)派生,14世纪进入英语。
❶ 形容某事令人遗憾、可悲或糟糕,通常带有强烈的负面评价,暗示应该受到批评或同情。
“The team's performance was lamentable, losing by a huge margin.”
(球队的表现令人遗憾,以大比分落败。)
“It's lamentable that so many people still live in poverty.”
(如此多的人仍生活在贫困中,真是可悲。)
a lamentable state — 形容某种情况非常糟糕或令人遗憾,通常用于正式或书面语境。
“The hospital was in a lamentable state due to lack of funding.”
(由于资金不足,医院的情况令人遗憾。)