pitiful

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a. 慈悲的, 可怜的, 令人同情的, 可鄙的

发音

US /ˈpɪt.ɪ.fl̩/

词形变化

pitifuller 比较级 pitifuller pitifullest pitifullest 最高级 more pitiful 比较级 most pitiful 最高级

别名

pittiful pittyful pityful pitifull

教材释义与例句

形容词

可怜的，令人同情的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.

    可怜

    造孽

    惨

    Scotland has a pitiful climate.

  2. 2.

    Of an amount or number: very small.

    很少

    A pitiful number of students bothered to turn up.

  3. 3.

    Feeling pity; merciful.

    古体
adv.
  1. 1.

    In a pitiful manner; pitifully; piteously; pathetically.

    非正式 方言

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

sorry poor sad pathetic miserable wretched distressing deplorable hapless pitiable

近义相关 3

bad unfortunate contemptible

词源

From Middle English pityful, piteful, piteeful. By surface analysis, pit(i) + -ful.

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