释义
adj.
(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。
词源
"late Middle English （in the sense ‘mournful'， also ‘pitiable, regrettable’）： from Old French, or from Latin