miserable

miserable
adjective
  1. (of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable
    （人）悲惨的，可怜的
    their happiness made Anne feel even more miserable.
    他们的幸福让安妮更感到痛苦。
    ■(of a situation or environment) causing someone to feel wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable
    （形势，环境）令人难受（或痛苦）的
    horribly wet and miserable conditions.
    非常潮湿恶劣的条件。
    ■(of a person) habitually morose
    （人）阴郁的
    a miserable man in his late sixties.
    一个年近70的阴郁老人。
  2. pitiably small or inadequate
    小（或少）得可怜的；十分不充分的
    all they pay me is a miserable £5,000 a year.
    他们一年只付给我少得可怜的 5,000英镑。
    ■[attrib.]contemptible (used as a term of abuse or for emphasis)
    ［用于辱骂或强调］可恶的，卑劣的，可耻的
    don't call me a charlatan, you miserable old creep!.
    别叫我骗子，你这可恶的老家伙。
    ■(Austral./NZ & Scottish)(of a person) miserly
    (澳／新西兰，苏格兰)（人）守财奴（似）的，吝啬鬼（似）的
    a lousy dollar a day — could any government be more miserable?.
    一天只有他妈的一元钱——还有比这更吝啬的政府吗？。
派生
miserableness
noun
miserably
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English: from French misérable, from Latin miserabilis 'pitiable', from miserari 'to pity', from miser 'wretched'
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