pitiful

英 ['pɪtɪfl] 美 ['pɪtɪfl]

• adj. 慈悲的；可怜的；凄惨的

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 可怜的
2. 慈悲的
3. 令人同情的
4. 可鄙的
5. <古>有同情心的
6. 可怜又可笑的
7. 伤心的
8. 凄楚的
9. 值得同情的
10. 令人怜悯的
11. 同情的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. inspiring mixed contempt and pity;

   "their efforts were pathetic"
   "pitiable lack of character"
   "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
   

2. bad; unfortunate;

   "my finances were in a deplorable state"
   "a lamentable decision"
   "her clothes were in sad shape"
   "a sorry state of affairs"
   

3. deserving or inciting pity;

   "a hapless victim"
   "miserable victims of war"
   "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"
   "piteous appeals for help"
   "pitiable homeless children"
   "a pitiful fate"
   "Oh, you poor thing"
   "his poor distorted limbs"
   "a wretched life"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The patient was in a pitiful condition.
   那个病人处于一种非常可怜的状况。
2. What a pitiful man he is! You should help him.
   多可怜的人啊
3. The ruined house after the earthquake looked a pitiful sight.
   地震后倒塌的房屋一片凄惨景象。
4. I never saw a sight so pitiful as this before!
   我从来没有见过这样惨的事情！

经典引文

• Pitiful..to the maltreated.

  出自： H. Spurling

词汇搭配

• make a pitiful face 装出一副可怜相...
• pull a pitiful face make a pit...

近反义词

【近义词】

• pathetic 可怜的
• miserable 痛苦的
• wretched 可怜的
• poor 可怜的
• sorry 对不起的
• pitiable 引人怜悯的
• piteous 哀怨的
• shameful 可耻或丢脸的...
• rotten 腐烂的
• afflictive 给人痛苦的
• deplorable 应受谴责的
• sad 悲哀的
• disgraceful 可耻的
• contemptible 可鄙的
• derisible 可笑的
• unfortunate 不幸的
• doleful 悲哀的
• meagre 瘦的
• meager 贫乏的
• inadequate 不适当的
• paltry 微不足道的
• derisory 嘲笑的
• hapless 倒霉的
• misfortunate 不幸的
• distressing 使人痛苦的
• lamentable 可悲的

【反义词】

• pitiless 无情的