a·bys·mal
adjective/əˈbɪzməl/
/əˈbɪzməl/
- extremely bad or of a very low standard
极坏的；糟透的 - His manners are abysmal.
他一点礼貌也没有。 - The council has an abysmal record on education.
那个委员会在教育事务上毫无建树。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAbysmal is used with these nouns:- record
Word Originmid 17th cent. (used literally as in 'very deep'): from abysm, from Old French abisme, medieval Latin abysmus, alteration of late Latin abyssus ‘bottomless pit’. The figurative meaning dates from the early 19th cent. - His manners are abysmal.