1550s, "to give up as hopeless," from French déplorer (13c.), from Latin deplorare "deplore, bewail, lament, give up for lost," from de- "entirely" (see de-) + plorare "weep, cry out," which is of unknown origin. Meaning "to regret deeply" is from 1560s. Related: Deplored; deploring.
雙語例句
1. We deplore this lamentably ill-advised decision.
我們強(qiáng)烈反對這個(gè)拙劣的、欠考慮的決定。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Like everyone else, I deplore and condemn this killing.
我同所有人一樣強(qiáng)烈譴責(zé)這樁兇殺案。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. We deplore the accident.
我們對這一事故深感遺憾.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. We would very much deplore it if a popular programme were taken off as a result of political pressure.