pity

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n. 遗憾, 同情, 怜悯, 憾事, 可惜 vt. 同情, 怜悯 vi. 觉得可怜, 有同情心

发音

US /ˈpɪt.i/

词形变化

pities 复数 pities pitied pities 三单 pitiest pitieth pitying pitying 现在分词 pitied 过去式 pitied 过去分词 pity!

别名

pittie pitty pitie

教材释义与例句

名词

怜悯，同情；遗憾

used to show that you are disappointed about something and you wish things could happen differently

动词

对……表示怜悯；对……感到同情

to feel sorry for someone because they are in a very bad situation

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.

    怜悯

    不可数 可数

    I can't feel any pity towards the gang, who got injured while attempting to break into a flat.

    take pity on someone

    The most usuall way to appease those minds we have offended […] is, by submission to move them to commiseration and pitty.

  2. 2.

    Something regrettable.

    可数 不可数

    It's a pity you're feeling unwell because there's a party on tonight.

    What a pity about the band breaking up. I loved them!

  3. 3.

    Piety.

    可数 废旧 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To feel pity for (someone or something).

    可怜

    及物

    You have got to pity the guy - he lost his wife, mother and job in the same month.

  2. 2.

    To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of.

    及物
interj.
  1. 1.

    Ellipsis of what a pity.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

shame ruth compassion pathos commiseration

上位词 6

mercy sympathy misfortune bad luck fellow feeling mercifulness
动词

同义词 2

compassionate feel for

上位词 2

sorrow grieve

下位词 4

care sympathize sympathise commiserate

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English pitye, pitie, pittye, pitee, pite, from Anglo-Norman pité, pittee etc., from Old French pitet, pitié, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and piety.

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