"lamentable" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 令人惋惜的
• 可悲的

Definition

形容非常令人悲伤、遗憾或不幸的事情，通常因为它本不该发生。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式场合、新闻、评价中，例如“lamentable mistake”。比“unfortunate”更强烈，日常对话中较少用。

Examples

The living conditions in the old house were lamentable.

那座老房子的居住条件非常**令人惋惜**。

It was a lamentable mistake that he forgot her birthday.

他忘记她的生日是个**令人惋惜的**错误。

The team’s performance was lamentable last night.

昨晚球队的表现非常**可悲**。

That was a lamentable decision—they really should have thought it through.

这是一个**令人惋惜的**决定，他们真的应该再三考虑。

The hospital's lamentable lack of resources shocked everyone.

医院**可悲的**资源短缺让大家都很震惊。

Honestly, the food at that place was lamentable—I won’t go back.

说真的，那家店的饭菜真的**令人惋惜**，我不会再去。