
英:/'pəˈθetɪk/ 美:/'pəˈθetɪk/
可憐的
比較級:more pathetic 最高級:most pathetic
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adj. 可憐的,悲哀的;感傷的;乏味的
This pathetic orphan was finally adopted by a kind couple.
這個可憐的孤兒最終被一對善良的夫婦收養。
There must be something hateful about a pathetic person.
可憐之人必有可恨之處。
Such pathetic boy is not worthy of girls' liking.
這種差勁的男生不值得女孩喜歡。
My cat shows a pathetic look when it is hungry.
我的貓餓的時候露出可憐的表情
It's ridiculous, it's pathetic, it's a joke.
這真是荒唐、可悲、可笑。
She now looked small, shrunken and pathetic.
她現在看上去瘦小而幹癟,甚是可憐。
Tom was touched with this pathetic distress.
湯姆被這種可憐的苦惱感動了。
He was beginning to feel pathetic and sorry for himself—not for anyone else.
科林開始為自己感到悲哀和難過——而不是為别人。
Potter lifted his face and looked around him with a pathetic hopelessness in his eyes.
波特擡起頭,可憐又絕望地看了看了四周。
adj.|poor/sad/melting/stupid;可憐的,悲哀的;感傷的;乏味的
pathetic 這個詞在現代英語中主要有兩層核心含義,且都帶有強烈的負面情感色彩:
引起憐憫、同情或悲傷的:
可悲的;差勁的;無價值的;無力的:
總結關鍵點:
權威來源參考:
單詞 "pathetic" 的含義和用法如下:
引起憐憫的
描述因脆弱、無助或不幸而觸發同情心的狀态。
例:The puppy's pathetic whimper made us adopt it.(小狗可憐的嗚咽聲讓我們收養了它)
可鄙的;差勁的
帶有貶義,表示因無能、失敗或荒謬而令人輕蔑。
例:His pathetic excuse for being late annoyed everyone.(他遲到的蹩腳借口惹惱了所有人)
源自希臘語 pathētikos(能感受情感的),經拉丁語進入英語。早期含義偏向“情感豐富的”,後逐漸轉為強調“可悲的”負面含義。
若需更多例句或延伸用法,可參考權威詞典(如牛津、柯林斯)的詳細條目。
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