wretched

miserable, wretched, unhappy, sorry

这些形容词均含“不幸的”之意。
miserable: 指因贫穷、不幸或屈辱等外部因素给人造成精神痛苦、烦恼或肉体折磨，令人同情和可怜。
wretched: 多指由于疾病、担忧、忧伤等造成的不幸和痛苦，在外表上显得沮丧、可怜、失望，语气比miserable强。
unhappy: 侧重指精神上的不快或失望。
sorry: 常作礼貌用词，表遗憾、婉惜；也指说话人表示同情、悲哀等，感情色彩较强。

形容词 wretched:

1. of very poor quality or condition
   同义词：deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful
2. characterized by physical misery
   同义词：miserable
3. very unhappy; full of misery
   同义词：miserable, suffering
4. morally reprehensible
   同义词：despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless
5. deserving or inciting pity
   同义词：hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor

1. Please excuse this wretched apology for a meal.
   请包涵这顿不像样的饭菜。
2. That wretched child I'll swing for him one of these days!
   那个讨厌的孩子－－早晚得把我逼死。
3. She looked wretched and forlorn, despairing of the arrival of a friend who had promised to meet her.
   她看上去又可怜又孤独，对于答应来看她的朋友的到来已不抱希望。
4. He's a scurvy wretch.
   他是个卑鄙的家伙。
5. The hotel food was absolutely wretched.
   那家旅馆的饭菜极差。
6. He felt wretched after illness.
   他病后感到苦恼。

wretch.ed

adj.（形容词）
wretch.ed.er,wretch.ed.est
In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable:
不幸的，悲惨的：因受压抑或遭遇不幸而处于情绪低沉状态中；不幸的：
例句：
.the wretched prisoners huddling in the stinking cages.(George Orwell)
.那些不幸的囚犯全挤在恶臭的牢笼里.(乔治·奥韦尔)

Characterized by or attended with misery or woe:
悲惨的：具有不幸或痛苦的特征的，或伴随不幸或痛苦的：
例句：
a wretched life.
悲惨的生活

Of a poor or mean character; dismal:
鄙陋的：具有穷困或卑鄙的性质；阴沉的：
例句：
a wretched building.
破旧的建筑

Contemptible; despicable:
卑鄙的：卑鄙的；恶劣的：
例句：
wretched treatment of the patients.
对病人草率的诊治

Of very inferior quality:
品质很差的：
例句：
wretched prose.
拙劣的散文

来源：
Middle English wrecched
中古英语 wrecched
from wrecche [wretch] * see wretch
源自 wrecche [卑鄙小人] *参见 wretch

【引伸】
wretch.edly
adv.（副词）
wretch.edness
n.（名词）