lamentable

1. ADJ If you describe something as lamentable, you mean that it is very unfortunate or disappointing. 令人扼腕的; 使人惋惜的[文學(xué)性]

This lamentable state of affairs lasted until 1947. 這一令人遺憾的事態(tài)一直持續(xù)至1947年。

His command of English was lamentable. 他的英語水平糟得很。

2. lamentablyADV

There are still lamentably few women surgeons. 女外科毉生依然少得可憐。

They have failed lamentably. 他們的失敗讓人惋惜。