wretched

ひどい、劣悪な

非常に悪い、不快な、または質が低い。

やさしい英語で： Extremely bad, unpleasant, or poor in quality.

• The weather was wretched.
• We stayed in a wretched little hotel.
• The workers lived in wretched conditions.

類義語： terrible, awful, dreadful, poor

反対語： excellent

よく使う表現： wretched weather, wretched conditions, wretched quality

みじめな、不幸な

とても悲しく苦しんでいる。悪運に付きまとわれているような場合もある。

やさしい英語で： Very unhappy or suffering badly, sometimes as if bad luck follows you.

• He felt wretched and alone.
• The poor, wretched man had lost everything.
• She believed she was cursed to lead a wretched life.

類義語： miserable, unhappy, distressed

反対語： happy

よく使う表現： feel wretched, wretched soul, wretched life, look wretched

卑しい、軽蔑すべき

価値がない、恥ずべき、または社会的に非常に低いと見なされる。

やさしい英語で： Seen as worthless, shameful, or very low in society.

• The lord dismissed him as a wretched beggar.
• They treated the servants as wretched creatures.
• The wretched villain betrayed everyone who trusted him.

類義語： contemptible, lowly, despicable

反対語： noble

よく使う表現： wretched beggar, wretched creature, wretched villain