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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

    • His heart softened at the pitiable sight.
      看到这可怜的情景,他的心就软了。
    • Kennedy raised him, it was pitiable to see his feeble limbs bend under him.
      肯尼迪扶起了他,他软弱无力地跪下来,那样子叫人看了真心酸。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • In grief unspeakable, I give you my hand& you of all women the most pitiable.
      在无可言喻的悲伤中,我向你伸出我的手,你是女人中最值得同情的。
    • He looks pitiable.
      他露出一副可怜相。
    • 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。