pity
英 ['pɪtɪ]
美['pɪti]
- n. 怜悯,同情;遗憾
- vt. 对……表示怜悯;对……感到同情
同义词辨析
pity, mercy, sympathy, compassion
这些名词均有"同情,怜悯"之意。
pity: 指对弱者、不幸者所表示的怜惜之情。
mercy: 侧重指对应受惩罚或地位卑下者的慈悲或怜悯。
sympathy: 普通常用词,含义广。指志趣、看法上的一致,也指感情相投,带有深深的恻隐之心的亲切之情。
compassion: 较正式较庄重用词,指对同等人的同情与理解,常含急切愿意帮忙的意味。
双语例句
- 1. She summoned up all her pity for him, to smother her self-pity.
- 她抑制着心中的自怜,将满腔的怜悯之情都倾注在了他的身上。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Leo went on, his dark eyes wide with pity and concern.
- 利奥接着说下去,他的黑眼睛瞪得大大的,充满怜悯和关切。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Supposedly his last words to her were: "You must not pity me."
- 据说他对她说的最后一句话是:“别怜悯我。”
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. She knew that she was an object of pity among her friends.
- 她知道自己是朋友们同情的对象。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The pity of it was that the Americans didn't play cricket.
- 可惜的是美国人不打板球。
来自柯林斯例句