lamentably
adverb uk/ləˈmen.tə.bli/ /ˈlæm.ən.tə.bli/ us/ləˈmen.t̬ə.bli/ /ˈlæm.ən.t̬ə.bli/
不幸地;可悲地 | 拙劣地
in a way that deserves severe criticism or is very bad
The government, says the report, have carried out lamentably few of their promises. 报告显示,政府很少履行他们的承诺,令人遗憾。
The questions can sometimes be lamentably ill-informed. 这些问题有时可能问得毫无道理。
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- The Government has lamentably failed to address this vital issue.
- The postal service in this area is lamentably inefficient.
- Some suicides are a lamentably common side-effect of our mental health phobia.