他微薄的努力连最基本的要求都没达到。

His pitiable effort didn't even meet the most basic requirements.

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His pitiable effort didn't even meet the most basic requirements.

pitiable 是由名词 pity(怜悯)加上形容词后缀 -able 构成的形容词,意思是"值得怜悯的、可怜的"。这里引申为"微弱的、不足的",形容努力程度不够。

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