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deplorable

英 [dɪ'plɔːrəb(ə)l] 美 [dɪ'plɔrəbl]

解释

adj. 可叹的；凄惨的

※ 提供单词"deplorable"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

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。

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。

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

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

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