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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

    • 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。
    • He was in a pitiable condition, very weak, sharing the body of a mediocre wizard.
      他当时的处境很可怜,非常虚弱,跟一个平庸的巫师共用一具身体。
    • What deserves attention is that all of a sudden the enemies of the Chinese people are doing their best to assume a harmless and even a pitiable look readers, please remember that in the future they will try to look pitiable again.
      值得注意的是,现在中国人民的敌人忽然竭力装作无害而且可怜的样子了请读者记着,这种可怜相,今后还要装的。
    • 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。
    • Although scarcely anyone seemed to notice it the boy presented a truly pitiable spectacle.
      这孩子的样子实在可怜,不过好象很少有人注意到他。
    • From Chen Yins poetical works, we can see a lovable, pitiable and "pedantic" image somewhat worthy of respect in a feudal society.
      通过陈寅的诗作,我们看到封建社会一位可爱、可怜,还有几分可敬的“书呆子”的形象。
    • That will make your ladyship's situation at present more pitiable; but it will have no effect on me.
      那只能使夫人你目前的处境更加可怜;而对我却不会有任何影响。
    • Pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment.
      处境可怜,特别是因为被抛弃而如此。
    • 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。
    • 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。