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Deplorable

释义 Definition

(尤指行为或情况)可鄙的;令人谴责的;极其糟糕的。

发音 Pronunciation

/diˈplɔːrəb(ə)l/

例句 Examples

The food hygiene in that restaurant was deplorable.
那家餐馆的食品卫生状况糟糕透了。

It is deplorable that some people exploit others for profit while ignoring basic human dignity.
一些人为牟利而剥削他人、无视基本人类尊严,这种行为令人谴责。

词源 Etymology

来自拉丁语 deplorare,意为“哀叹、痛惜”,由 de-(强调、彻底)+ plorare(哭喊、哀号)构成。后来词义从“为……哀叹”引申为“值得哀叹的”,进而发展出“可鄙的、令人谴责的;糟糕的”等现代常用含义。

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文学作品 Literary Works

  • Hard Times — Charles Dickens
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray — Oscar Wilde
  • Wuthering Heights — Emily Brontë
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