woeful
/ˈwəʊfʊl/adjective
1- characterized by, expressive of, or causing sorrow or misery悲哀的, 悲伤的; 悲惨的; 令人悲伤的：
her face was woeful.
她神情悲伤。
1.1
- very bad; deplorable糟糕的; 可叹的, 可悲的：
the remark was enough to establish his woeful ignorance about the theatre.
那评论足够证实他对戏剧的无知到了可悲的地步。
派生词
woefully
adverb警方的反应不充分到了可悲的地步