pitiable
英 ['pɪtɪəb(ə)l]
美['pɪtɪəbl]
- adj. 可怜的
词态变化
副词: pitiably;
中文词源
pitiable 可怜的
来自pity,可怜，同情。
英英释意
- 1. inspiring mixed contempt and pity;
- "their efforts were pathetic"
- "pitiable lack of character"
- "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
- 2. deserving or inciting pity;
- "a hapless victim"
- "miserable victims of war"
- "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy
- "piteous appeals for help"
- "pitiable homeless children"
- "a pitiful fate"
- "Oh, you poor thing"
- "his poor distorted limbs"
- "a wretched life"
英文词源
- pitiable (adj.)
- mid-15c., "merciful, compassionate," from Old French piteable "compassionate, merciful, pious" (13c.; Modern French pitoyable), from piteer "to pity" (see pity). Meaning "deserving pity" is recorded from late 15c. Related: Pitiably.
实用场景例句
- The refugees were in a pitiable state.
- 难民处境可怜。
牛津词典
- a pitiable lack of talent
- 令人遗憾的无能表现
牛津词典
- Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure.
- 祖母在她看来是个可怜的人。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I want to ask that self is to continue pitiable life seriously.
- 莪想认真的问自己是继续可悲的生命.
期刊摘选
- 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.
辞典例句
- I think you cut a pitiable figure.
- 我认为你在自损形象.
期刊摘选
- At worst, those words and deeds will seem amusing or pitiable.
- 在最糟的情况下, 那些言行只会显得似乎很有趣或很可悲.
期刊摘选
- Between the pitiable look and my sympathy stands that small white kitten.
- 那个眼神与我的好心中间隔着一只小白猫.
汉英文学 - 散文英译
- Their bodies and clothes were in a pitiable condition.
- 他们的体貌和衣着极其可怜.
《简明英汉词典》
- 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 ?
辞典例句
- The thought of deserting his weaker and more pitiable companions never perhaps occurred to him.
- 他大概从来没有想到撇下比较软弱,可怜的同伴.
辞典例句
- Owen was listening to this pitiable farrago with feelings of contempt and wonder.
- 欧文带着轻蔑而又好奇的心情听着这一派胡言.
辞典例句
- The faintness of the voice was pitiable and dreadful.
- 那声音的微弱是可怜而且可怕的.
辞典例句
- It was plain that the pitiless man made the boy suffer. The boy was pitiable.
- 很显然,那个无情的男人折磨那个男孩, 那孩子真可怜.
期刊摘选
- Not being able to see the world behind one's back is pitiable.
- 看不见自己背后的世界,是十分可惜的.
期刊摘选
- So prevailing a gentleman would not become in any degree pitiable.
- 一个如此出类拔萃的绅士是根本不可能变得可怜巴巴的.
辞典例句
- A such beautiful pitiable but respectable woman who thanks Alexandre Fils Dumas having molded aux Camellia.
- 感谢小仲马塑造了茶花女这样一个可悲却又可敬的美丽女子.
期刊摘选
- In his nakedness he was a pitiable figure.
- 当他赤身裸体以后,他就成了个可怜的凡人.
辞典例句
- 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.
期刊摘选
- The sick cat was a pitiable sight.
- 那只生病的猫样子很可怜.
辞典例句
- After the fire, everything was in a pitiable state.
- 火灾过后的现场, 看上去景象悲凄.
期刊摘选
- The refugees were in a pitiable state.
- 难民处境可怜。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure.
- 祖母在她看来是个可怜的人。
柯林斯例句