(of circumstances or conditions)deplorably bad or unsatisfactory
(情况、条件)极差的
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the facilities provided were lamentable, not merely basic but squalid .提供的设备非常差,不仅只是最起码的,而且还脏得很。
(of an event, action, or attitude)unfortunate; regrettable
(事件、行动、态度)不幸的,可惜的
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her open prejudice showed lamentable immaturity .她公开暴露的偏见显示出可悲的不成熟。
〈古〉 悲伤的,悲痛的。
"late Middle English (in the sense ‘mournful', also ‘pitiable, regrettable’): from Old French, or from Latin