pitiful

英式音标：[ˈpɪtɪfl]

美式音标：[ˈpɪtɪfəl]

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概况：

adj. 可怜的，令人同情的

词义：

adj.

可怜的；可鄙的；充满同情或怜悯的；惨

英英释义

pitiful[ 'pitiful ]

adj.

inspiring mixed contempt and pity

"pitiful exhibition of cowardice"

同义词：patheticpitiable

bad; unfortunate

同义词：deplorabledistressinglamentablesadsorry

deserving or inciting pity

"a pitiful fate"

同义词：haplessmiserablemisfortunatepatheticpiteouspitiablepoorwretched

用法：

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

The patient was in a pitiful condition.
那个病人处于一种非常可怜的状况。

What a pitiful man he is! You should help him.
多可怜的人啊

The ruined house after the earthquake looked a pitiful sight.
地震后倒塌的房屋一片凄惨景象。

I never saw a sight so pitiful as this before!
我从来没有见过这样惨的事情！

权威例句

Pitiful Plaintiffs: Child Welfare Litigation and the Federal Courts

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同义词：wretched,poor,pathetical

同根词：pitying,pity,pitilessness,pitilessly,pitiless,pitifully,pitiably,pitiable,piteously,piteous

英语词源：

pitiful (adj.)

c. 1300, "merciful, compassionate" (implied in pitifully), from pity + -ful. Sense of "exciting or deserving pity" is from mid-15c.; that of "mean, wretched, contemptible" is 1580s. Related: Pitifulness.

造句：

1. Poor and shabby;pitiful

贫穷而残破的；可怜的

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考

2. Very pitiful

好生可怜

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译样例 - 习语

3. Grieved and pitiful

忉怛悯恤

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译样例 - 习语

4. The orphan was pitiful.

那个孤儿真是可怜。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

5. What a pitiful sight!

好惨啊！

-- 来源 -- 英语常用词汇100(2) - Part Sixty-one

6. pitiful efforts, excuses, lies

卑劣的做法、 藉口、 谎言

-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考

7. make a pitiful face

装出一副可怜相

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]

8. To make pitiful plea

声泪俱下

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译样例 - 习语

9. to a pitiful degree.

达到令人同情的程度。

-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考

10. a pitiful condition, invalid, sight

可怜的情形、 病人、 情景

-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考