pathetic

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a. 悲哀的, 可怜的, 感伤的, 差劲的 [医] 感情的

发音

US /pəˈθɛtɪk/

词形变化

more pathetic 比较级 most pathetic 最高级

别名

pathetick patheticke pathetique

教材释义与例句

形容词

可怜的，悲哀的；感伤的；乏味的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.

    可怜

    The child’s pathetic pleas for forgiveness stirred the young man’s heart.

  2. 2.

    Arousing scorn or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy.

    可笑

    You can't even run two miles? That’s pathetic.

    You're almost 26 years old and you still can't hold a real job? That's pathetic.

  3. 3.

    Expressing or showing anger; passionate.

    废旧
  4. 4.

    Trochlear.

    医学

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

poor silly ridiculous miserable wretched pitiful hapless pitiable misfortunate piteous

近义相关 3

unfortunate contemptible undignified

相关短语

pathetic fallacy n. 感情的误置 pathetic fallacies pathetic nerve [医] 滑车神经 pathetic nerves

词源

From Middle French pathétique, from Latin patheticus, from Ancient Greek παθητικός (pathētikós, “subject to feeling, capable of feeling, impassioned”), from παθητός (pathētós, “one who has suffered, subject to suffering”), from πάσχω (páskhō, “to suffer”).

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