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pitiable

英 [ˈpɪtiəbl]

美 [ˈpɪtiəbl]

adj.  值得同情的; 可怜的; 卑鄙的; 卑劣的

BNC.35354 / COCA.28858

同义词辨析

pitifulpiteouspitiable【导航词义:可怜的】

pitifuladj. 令人同情的,可怜的
〔辨析〕
指外表或经历令人同情的。
〔例证〕
The refugees whose houses were ruined in the tsunami were a pitiful sight.
这些难民的房屋在海啸中被毁,看上去真可怜。
That little boy was in a very pitiful condition.
那个小男孩处于非常可怜的境地中。
piteousadj. 〈文〉可怜的,让人怜悯的
〔辨析〕
指表达苦难或悲伤的方式让人心生怜悯的。
〔例证〕
Why did she give a long piteous cry?
为什么她发出一声长长的哀号?
pitiableadj. 〈正式〉令人怜悯的,可怜的
〔辨析〕
指让人心生怜悯、值得同情的。
〔例证〕
Women and children are prone to become pitiable victims of war.
妇女和儿童很容易成为可怜的战争受害者。

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 值得同情的;可怜的
      deserving pity or causing you to feel pity
      1. The refugees were in a pitiable state.
        难民处境可怜。
    • 卑鄙的;卑劣的
      not deserving respect
      1. a pitiable lack of talent
        令人遗憾的无能表现

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 值得怜悯(或同情)的;可怜的
      Someone who ispitiableis in such a sad or weak state that you feel pity for them.
      1. Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure.
        祖母在她看来是个可怜的人。

    双语例句

    • The pitiable rump for which honest social scientists do not care is left as prey to philosophers of history and to people who amuse themselves more than others with professions of faith.
      而不为诚信社会科学家所垂青的那点可怜残馀,也成了历史哲学家和唯以表白信仰而自娱者的猎物。
    • She wouldn't let go, tugging me toward the inner depths of her brothel& but she looked so young and pitiable that I couldn't help thinking that she really wanted me to tug her away.
      她不松手,使劲把我往她的妓院深处拽&但她看起来如此年轻又引人怜悯,以至于我忍不住去想她是想让我把她拽走。
    • What deserves attention is that all of a sudden the enemies of the Chinese people are doing their best to assume a harmless and even a pitiable look readers, please remember that in the future they will try to look pitiable again.
      值得注意的是,现在中国人民的敌人忽然竭力装作无害而且可怜的样子了请读者记着,这种可怜相,今后还要装的。
    • Although scarcely anyone seemed to notice it the boy presented a truly pitiable spectacle.
      这孩子的样子实在可怜,不过好象很少有人注意到他。
    • He was in a pitiable condition, very weak, sharing the body of a mediocre wizard.
      他当时的处境很可怜,非常虚弱,跟一个平庸的巫师共用一具身体。
    • The thought of deserting his weaker and more pitiable companions never perhaps occurred to him.
      他大概从来没有想到撇下比较软弱,可怜的同伴。
    • How desperate the company must be to play this pitiable mind game.
      你们一定很想把我搞得神魂颠倒吧。
    • Pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment.
      处境可怜,特别是因为被抛弃而如此。
    • From Chen Yins poetical works, we can see a lovable, pitiable and "pedantic" image somewhat worthy of respect in a feudal society.
      通过陈寅的诗作,我们看到封建社会一位可爱、可怜,还有几分可敬的“书呆子”的形象。
    • Without etiquette, the society will sink into a pitiable state. Furthermore, the necessary contacts among society members will be disturbed by pointless impulsion and dispute.
      社会要是没有礼仪,就会陷入可悲的境地,而社会成员之间所必须的交往就会被无谓的冲动和纠纷所干扰。