deplorable
英 [dɪˈplɔː.rə.bəl]
美 [dɪˈplɔː.rə.bəl]
将“deplorable”分解为“de-”(表示否定或减少)和“plorable”(plor+able,其中plor来自拉丁词“plorare”,意为哭泣),组合起来可以想象为“极度糟糕到让人哭泣”的状态,这样就能记住“deplorable”表示非常糟糕或令人遗憾的意思。
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- 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.
- 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。