
英:/'ˈpɪtɪfl/ 美:/'ˈpɪtɪfl/
比較級 more pitiful 最高級 most pitiful
GRE
adj. 可憐的,令人同情的
His memories of his childhood sound very pitiful.
他對童年的回憶聽起來很令人同情。
The man did the heavy work for the pitiful wage.
那人幹重活,工資卻少得可憐。
The project is still a great success with pitiful choice.
項目在選擇餘地很小的情況下仍然取得了巨大成功。
She heard him let out a pitiful, muffled groan.
她聽到他發出一聲可憐、壓抑的呻吟。
He sounded both pitiful and eager to get what he wanted.
他聽上去可憐兮兮地迫切想得到他所想要的。
The choice is pitiful and the quality of some of the products is very low.
選擇餘地很小,而且有些産品的質量很差。
It was pitiful in a way, and yet cheering—even exhilarating.
這在某種程度上是挺凄涼的,但也令人振奮——甚至是激動人心。
Pinocchio, standing before him, told his pitiful tale, word by word.
皮諾曹站在他面前,一字一句地講他那令人同情的故事。
adj.|poor/wretched;可憐的,令人同情的
"pitiful" 是一個形容詞,源于中古英語單詞 "pite"(憐憫)和後綴 "-ful"(充滿的),主要含義為“值得同情的”或“令人遺憾的”。根據牛津英語詞典,該詞在不同語境中可表達兩種情感傾向:
憐憫對象
描述因悲慘境遇引發同情的人或事物,例如:
The refugees lived in pitiful conditions(難民生活在令人同情的環境中)。
輕蔑評價
指因質量低劣或表現不足而産生失望感,例如:
His attempt at cooking was pitiful(他的烹饪嘗試令人失望)。
詞性變化:
常見搭配:
劍橋詞典指出,該詞在正式寫作中常替代口語化的 "sad" 或 "poor",以增強描述力度。
“pitiful” 是一個形容詞,主要有兩種含義,具體含義需結合語境判斷:
表示某事/物因悲慘、弱小或不幸而讓人感到難過或同情。
例句:
近義詞:pathetic, heartbreaking, moving
表示某事/物因質量低劣、能力不足或态度糟糕而令人輕視或失望。
例句:
近義詞:contemptible, wretched, lamentable
反義詞:admirable, impressive
若需進一步了解具體語境中的用法,可以提供例句或場景,我會幫助分析。
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