Word · Frequency #18417
deplorable
应受谴责的；极糟糕的
deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad
常用于形容行为或状况令人震惊地恶劣
- 1.
To be deplored.
应受谴责的。
质量极差的；破败不堪的；应受谴责的。；可叹的；悲惨的；凄惨的
In use
The refugees were living in deplorable conditions without clean water or sanitation.
His deplorable behavior at the meeting offended everyone present.
The hotel room was in a deplorable state with broken furniture and peeling paint.
be deplorable
用于描述状态或情况，后常接名词或名词短语。
The living conditions in the camp were deplorable.
营地的居住条件极其糟糕。
a deplorable + noun
修饰名词，强调某事物的恶劣性质。
He showed a deplorable lack of respect.
他表现出令人遗憾的缺乏尊重。
find/consider sth deplorable
表达主观看法，后接宾语+补语。
Many people found his behavior deplorable.
许多人认为他的行为应受谴责。
It is deplorable that...
用于评价事实或事件，that从句为真正主语。
It is deplorable that such poverty still exists.
这种贫困依然存在，实在令人痛心。
Common mistakes
I deplorable the decision.I deplore the decision.
误将形容词 'deplorable' 用作动词。正确的动词形式是 'deplore'，意为‘谴责、对...深感遗憾’。
The situation is deplorable handled.The situation is deplorably handled.
误将形容词 'deplorable' 用作副词。应用副词 'deplorably' 修饰动词 'handled'。
Connections
Collocations
- deplorable conditions
- 恶劣的条件
- Many families are living in deplorable conditions.许多家庭生活在恶劣的条件中。
- deplorable behavior
- 应受谴责的行为
- His deplorable behavior at the meeting shocked everyone.他在会议上的应受谴责的行为让所有人震惊。
- deplorable state
- 破败不堪的状态
- The old house was in a deplorable state.那栋旧房子处于破败不堪的状态。
- deplorable act
- 可恶的行径
- Burning the flag is a deplorable act.焚烧国旗是一种可恶的行径。
- deplorable situation
- 令人遗憾的局势
- We must do something about this deplorable situation.我们必须对这个令人遗憾的局势采取行动。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想deplore（痛惜）加-able：让人痛惜、该受谴责的行为。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reports、official statements 该词多用于正式场合，如新闻报道、政治评论或官方声明，表示强烈的谴责或反对。日常口语中较少使用，语气较正式、严厉。
Pronunciation & Spelling
adorable, explorable and restorable genuinely rhyme: they end in /-ɔːrəbl/, matching the /-ɔːrəbl/ ending of deplorable in standard pronunciation. deplore and implore are spelling lookalikes but are verbs without the /-əbl/ ending; inexorable is a spelling lookalike but is pronounced /ɪnˈɛksərəbl/, not /-ɔːrəbl/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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