wretched
形容词 adj.
英 /ˈɹɛt͡ʃɪd/
美 /ˈɹɛt͡ʃəd/
英文释义
形容词 adj.
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Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
— I felt wretched after my wife died.
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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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Of an insignificant, mean, or poor nature; miserable, paltry, worthless.
— I just lack the fine motor skill. Same reason I'm a grown man who doesn't know how to use a screwdriver without looking like a retard. Oh, I'm wretched.
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Of a person, etc.: behaving in a manner causing contempt; base, despicable, wicked.
— But a Devil came in juſt in the God-ſpeed, and told them; Gentlemen Philoſophers, (ſays he) if you vvould knovv the VVretched'ſt, and moſt contemptible thing in the VVorld; It is an Alchymiſt: […]
- Of weather: causing much discomfort; very unpleasant; miserable.
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Used to express annoyance towards or dislike of someone or something: bloody, damned.
— Will you please stop playing that wretched trombone!
词汇关系
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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