pitiful
英 [ˈpɪtɪfl]
美 [ˈpɪtɪfl]
adj. 令人同情的; 可怜的; 卑微的; 卑鄙的
Collins.1 / BNC.14592 / COCA.12810
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。
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？
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。
妇女和儿童很容易成为可怜的战争受害者。
牛津词典
adj.
- 令人同情的；可怜的
deserving or causing you to feel pity- The horse was a pitiful sight (= because it was very thin or sick) .
这匹马看上去可怜兮兮的。
- The horse was a pitiful sight (= because it was very thin or sick) .
- 卑微的；卑鄙的
not deserving respect- a pitiful effort/excuse/performance
不精彩的努力 / 借口 / 表现
- a pitiful effort/excuse/performance
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 令人怜悯的；使人同情的；可怜的
Someone or something that ispitifulis so sad, weak, or small that you feel pity for them.- He sounded both pitiful and eager to get what he wanted...
他听起来既可怜兮兮的，又对想要的东西充满渴望。 - It was the most pitiful sight I had ever seen.
这是我看到过的最令人同情的一幕。
- He sounded both pitiful and eager to get what he wanted...
- ADJ-GRADED 匮乏的；极度欠缺的
If you describe something aspitiful, you mean that it is completely inadequate.- The choice is pitiful and the quality of some of the products is very low...
选择余地极小，而且其中一些产品的质量很差。 - The farmers pay pitiful wages, often in the form of food and clothes.
农场主支付的报酬少得可怜，还经常是以食物和衣服的形式。
- The choice is pitiful and the quality of some of the products is very low...
- ADJ-GRADED 可鄙的；不值得考虑的
If you describe something aspitiful, you mean that it does not deserve respect or consideration.- This argument seems to show a pitiful lack of confidence in the capabilities of our juries.
这一论点似乎表现出对我们陪审团能力的极度不信任，而这种不信任是可悲的。
- This argument seems to show a pitiful lack of confidence in the capabilities of our juries.
双语例句
- I see myself pitiful and hated.
我好可怜被人讨厌。 - It seemed such a pitiful stupid trap.
这好像真是个又可怜又笨拙的圈套。 - It was mama's pitiful weeping that brought tears to my eyes.
我倒是为妈妈哭得可怜而也落了泪。 - The farmers pay pitiful wages, often in the form of food and clothes.
农场主支付的报酬少得可怜，还经常是以食物和衣服的形式。 - But what has brought the company to such a pitiful condition since I last worked for it?
自我最后一次为该公司工作以来，什么原因使得公司落到这般可怜的境地？ - My pitiful big dog which were painful for really half an hour, Ha-ha!
可怜的大狗啊，痛苦了快半个小时，呵呵！ - I could hear their pitiful cries for help.
我能听到他们可怜的呼救声。 - The most pitiful and agonising thing is not being true to oneself.
不忠于自己的人；是世上最可怜和最痛苦的。 - He decides to wield his pitiful weapon.
他决定动用他的可怜的武器了。 - I've lost my job, so of course I'm pitiful.
我失了业，当然可怜；