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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

    • If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.
      我们若靠基督,只在今生有指望,就算比众人更可怜。
    • Pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment.
      处境可怜,特别是因为被抛弃而如此。
    • 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。
    • One would need to have a heart as hard as stone not to be moved by his pitiable plight.
      你需要有铁石般的心肠才不致被他可怜的处境所打动。
    • Then she had, indeed, been a pitiable object;
      她当时确实令人可怜。
    • 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。
    • We dutifully cut out scary things from construction paper and glued together our own artistic efforts, pitiable though they were.
      我们认真地用硬板纸裁出吓人的东西,把自己的艺术作品用胶水粘合起来,虽然它们着实不怎么样。
    • So miserable, so pitiable was the broken man before me.
      我面前这个绝望的人是如此可悲,如此可怜。
    • 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。
    • He looks pitiable.
      他露出一副可怜相。