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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

    • 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。
    • Pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment.
      处境可怜,特别是因为被抛弃而如此。
    • Deprived of the God who answers prayer, we should be in a more pitiable plight than the dead in the grave, and should soon sink to the same level as the lost in hell.
      倘若不能享受应允祈祷的上帝,我们将比在坟墓中的死人更为可怜,很快就会下沈至地狱中,如同那些失丧的人一样。
    • He looks pitiable.
      他露出一副可怜相。
    • His heart softened at the pitiable sight.
      看到这可怜的情景,他的心就软了。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure.
      祖母在她看来是个可怜的人。
    • At worst, those words and deeds will seem amusing or pitiable.
      在最糟的情况下,那些言行只会显得似乎很有趣或很可悲。
    • 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。