lamentable
/ˈlæməntəbl/adjective
1
- (of circumstances or conditions) deplorably bad or unsatisfactory（情况、条件）极差的：
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。
1.1
- (of an event, action, or attitude) unfortunate; regrettable（事件、行动、态度）不幸的, 可惜的：
her open prejudice showed lamentable immaturity.
她公开暴露的偏见显示出可悲的不成熟。
2
- archaic full of or expressing sorrow or grief〈古〉悲伤的, 悲痛的。
派生词
lamentably
adverb她无知得可悲。
词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'mournful'， also 'pitiable， regrettable'）： from Old French， or from Latin lamentabilis, from the verb lamentari （see LAMENT）.