"lamentable" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 令人惋惜的
• 可悲的

Definition

形容非常令人悲傷、遺憾或不幸的事情，通常因為它本不該發生。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於正式場合、新聞、評價中，如“lamentable mistake”。比“unfortunate”語氣更強烈，日常口語較少見。

Examples

The living conditions in the old house were lamentable.

那座老房子的居住條件非常**令人惋惜**。

It was a lamentable mistake that he forgot her birthday.

他忘記她的生日是個**令人惋惜的**錯誤。

The team’s performance was lamentable last night.

昨晚球隊的表現非常**可悲**。

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

這是一個**令人惋惜的**決定，他們真的應該再三考慮。

The hospital's lamentable lack of resources shocked everyone.

醫院**可悲的**資源短缺讓大家都很震驚。

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

說真的，那家店的飯菜真的**令人惋惜**，我不會再去。