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.
雙語例句
1. The judge said that discrimination against homosexuals is deplorable.
法官說對(duì)同性戀者的歧視應(yīng)予以譴責(zé)。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I find the media'sgrowing obsession with smut and sensation deplorable.
我發(fā)現(xiàn)媒體越來越沉湎于淫穢下流和聳人聽聞的題材，這實(shí)在可悲。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The Chief Constable said that sexual harassment was deplorable.
郡警察局長說性騷擾應(yīng)受譴責(zé)。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Many of them live under deplorable conditions.
他們中很多人的生活條件極其惡劣。
來自柯林斯例句
5. They were living in the most deplorable conditions.