wretched
a. 可怜的, 不幸的, 卑鄙的
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教材释义与例句
可怜的；卑鄙的；令人苦恼或难受的
释义与例句
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1.
Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
可怜的
I felt wretched after my wife died.
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2.
Of an inferior or unworthy nature or social status; contemptible, lowly.
The street was full of wretched beggars dressed in rags.
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3.
Of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature; miserable, paltry, worthless.
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4.
Of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner causing contempt; base, despicable, wicked.
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5.
Of weather: causing much discomfort; very unpleasant; miserable.
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6.
Used to express annoyance towards or dislike of someone or something: bloody, damned.
非正式Will you please stop playing that wretched trombone!
词汇关系
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词源
From Middle English wrecched (“(adjective) characterized by or suffering hardship or misfortune, miserable, unfortunate, unhappy; indigent, poor; of low economic or social status, lowly; (noun) miserable person”) [and other forms], from wrecche (“characterized by or suffering hardship or misfortune, miserable, unfortunate, unhappy; indigent, poor; of low economic or social status, lowly; base, contemptible, vile; reprehensible, wicked; miserly, stingy; of little importance, paltry, worthless”) (from Late Old English wrecc, from Old English wreċċa (“an exile, outcast”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wreg- (“to follow, track; to hunt”)) + -ed (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is analysable as wretch (“(obsolete) wretched”, adjective) + -ed (suffix forming adjectives).
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