abysmal

英 [ə'bɪzm(ə)l]美 [ə'bɪzməl]
  • adj. 深不可测的；糟透的；极度的
GRE 畅通词汇

中文词源

abysmal 极坏的

abyss的最高级形容词形式。-m, 最高级后缀。在宗教用语指地狱。

英文词源

abysmal (adj.)
1650s, formed in English from abysm + -al (1). Weakened sense of "extremely bad" is first recorded 1904, perhaps from abysmal ignorance (suggestive of its "depth"), an expression attested from 1847. Related: Abysmally.

双语例句

1. The film was so abysmal that I fell asleep.
电影太糟糕,看得我睡着了.
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2. The general standard of racing was abysmal.
竞赛总体水平极糟。
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3. His performance in the Diet ( parliament ) has been abysmal.
他在国会中的表现一直深不可测.
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4. Most Indians emerge from thissystem with an abysmal education.
大多数印度人都带着糟糕的教育离开了教育系统.
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5. The abysmal academician's acarpous writing had accomplished little in achievements to date.
到目前为止,那位深不可测的院士的没有结果的著作仅仅完成了极少数部分.
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