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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

    • The emperor had Been in a state of pitiaBle vacillation
      皇帝曾处于令人可怜的举棋不定状态
    • In grief unspeakable, I give you my hand& you of all women the most pitiable.
      在无可言喻的悲伤中,我向你伸出我的手,你是女人中最值得同情的。
    • 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。
    • Then she had, indeed, been a pitiable object;
      她当时确实令人可怜。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • How desperate the company must be to play this pitiable mind game.
      你们一定很想把我搞得神魂颠倒吧。
    • She wouldn't let go, tugging me toward the inner depths of her brothel& but she looked so young and pitiable that I couldn't help thinking that she really wanted me to tug her away.
      她不松手,使劲把我往她的妓院深处拽&但她看起来如此年轻又引人怜悯,以至于我忍不住去想她是想让我把她拽走。
    • 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?