miserable
/ˈmɪzərəbl/adjective
1
- (of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable（人）悲惨的, 可怜的：
their happiness made Anne feel even more miserable.
他们的幸福让安妮更感到痛苦。
1.1
- (of a situation or environment) causing someone to feel wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable（形势, 环境）令人难受（或痛苦）的：
horribly wet and miserable conditions.
非常潮湿恶劣的条件。
1.2
- (of a person) habitually morose（人）阴郁的：
a miserable man in his late sixties.
一个年近70的阴郁老人。
2
- pitiably small or inadequate小（或少）得可怜的; 十分不充分的：
all they pay me is a miserable £5,000 a year.
他们一年只付给我少得可怜的5,000英镑。
2.1
- attrib. contemptible (used as a term of abuse or for emphasis)［用于辱骂或强调］可恶的, 卑劣的, 可耻的：
don't call me a charlatan, you miserable old creep!
别叫我骗子, 你这可恶的老家伙。
2.2
- Austral./NZ & Scottish (of a person) miserly〈澳/新西兰, 苏格兰〉（人）守财奴（似）的, 吝啬鬼（似）的：
a lousy dollar a day - could any government be more miserable?
一天只有他妈的一元钱——还有比这更吝啬的政府吗？
派生词
miserableness
nounmiserably
adverb词源
late Middle English: from French misérable, from Latin miserabilis 'pitiable'， from miserari 'to pity'， from miser 'wretched'.