miserable
英 ['m?z(?)r?b(?)l]
美['m?zr?bl]
- adj. 悲慘的；痛苦的；卑鄙的
CET4TEM4IELTS考研TOEFLCET6中低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態變化
副詞:?miserably;
中文詞源
miserable 悲慘的，可憐的
來自拉丁語miser,可憐的，可悲的，悲慘的。
英文詞源
- miserable (adj.)
- early 15c., "full of misery, causing wretchedness" (of conditions), from Old French miserable "prone to pity, merciful," and directly from Latin miserabilis "pitiable, miserable, deplorable, lamentable," from miserari "to pity, lament, deplore," from miser "wretched" (see miser). Of persons, "existing in a state of misery" it is attested from 1520s.
雙語例句
- 1. Miserable, and unexpectedly lonely, she went in search of Jean-Paul.
- 內心痛苦、突感寂寞的她去尋找瓊－保羅。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. There was nothing at all in this miserable place to distract him.
- 這個鬼地方根本沒有什么東西可以讓他分心。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Our speed over the ground was a miserable 2.2 knots.
- 我們在接近地面時的航速僅為2.2節。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Sheila was looking miserable.
- 希拉看上去愁眉苦臉的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. They ended by making themselves miserable.
- 結果是他們自找苦頭。
來自柯林斯例句