1550s, "to give up as hopeless," from French déplorer (13c.), from Latin deplorare "deplore, bewail, lament, give up for lost," from de- "entirely" (see de-) + plorare "weep, cry out," which is of unknown origin. Meaning "to regret deeply" is from 1560s. Related: Deplored; deploring.
双语例句
1. We deplore this lamentably ill-advised decision.
我们强烈反对这个拙劣的、欠考虑的决定。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Like everyone else, I deplore and condemn this killing.
我同所有人一样强烈谴责这桩凶杀案。
来自《权威词典》
3. We deplore the accident.
我们对这一事故深感遗憾.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. We would very much deplore it if a popular programme were taken off as a result of political pressure.
