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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。
    • The pitiable rump for which honest social scientists do not care is left as prey to philosophers of history and to people who amuse themselves more than others with professions of faith.
      而不为诚信社会科学家所垂青的那点可怜残馀,也成了历史哲学家和唯以表白信仰而自娱者的猎物。
    • Zhang Mo is superb as Fans servant, a feisty, proud and excitable man who becomes a pitiable figure.
      张默作为范殿元的仆人非常尽责,他是个精力充沛、充满骄傲而容易激动的人,也是个值得怜悯的人物形象。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • Without apparel men would go in shameful nudity which would surely lead to the corruption of morals; and without etiquette society would be in a pitiable state and the necessary intercourse between its members would be interfered with by needless offences and troubles.
      人若不穿衣服,就会一丝不挂,令人耻笑,必然导致道德败坏,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需的交往就会被无谓的冲突和纠纷所干扰。
    • If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.
      我们若靠基督,只在今生有指望,就算比众人更可怜。
    • On what foundation does your bold, mad, pitiable, and execrable arrogance rest?
      你这种恬不知耻、疯狂,既可怜又可恨的狂妄态度究竟有什么根据呢?
    • We feel hurt, angry, pitiable, defeated when we experience real suffering.
      当我们经验真实的痛苦时,我们感觉受伤、愤怒、可怜,与挫败。