pity

pitypityD.J.:[ˈpiti]K.K.:[ˈpɪti]n.1.■怜悯, 同情The beggar's story excited my pity.这乞丐的经历激起我的怜悯。2.■可惜的事; 憾事It's a pity to be kept in the house in so fine weather.这样好的天气待在家里实在太可惜了。It's a pity that he can't come.很遗憾他不能来。vt.1.■同情; 怜悯He shook his head sorrowfully, pitying himself for what had been done to him.他悲伤地摇摇头, 为自己的遭遇而自怜。2.■觉得…可鄙I pity you if you can't answer such a simple question!你要是回答不了这样一个简单的问题, 我真为你感到可鄙！

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pity['piti]n.1.■怜悯，同情；可怜2.■可惜的事，憾事；可惜，遗憾3.■可惜的原因，遗憾的原由vt.1.■可怜，觉得可怜：Survivors of the disaster who lost their relatives are much to be pitied.灾难中丧失亲人的幸存者真是值得同情。vi.1.■有同情心，有怜悯心，觉得可怜：We will not pity nor spare, nor have mercy to the enemy.对敌人我们不会同情，不会宽恕，也不会发慈悲。近义词compassioncommiseration sympathycondolencefor pity's sake(表示惊奇、不快、请求等)天啊，发发慈悲吧!have (或take)pity on (或for)someone同情(或怜悯)某人in pity (of)同情…，怜悯…It is a thousand pities that…[口语]非常可惜，十分可惜more's the pity[多作插入语]不幸的是…，太可惜了out of pity出于同情，出于怜悯The pity of it!真遗憾!真可惜!what a pity真遗憾；多么可惜；真糟糕变形n.pities变形vt.pitiedpitying

pitypity[ˈpiti]n.1.■同情, 怜悯2.■可惜的事, 憾事feel pity for sb.同情某人...For pity's sake!请可怜可怜吧!It was a pity that the weather was so bad.天气这样恶劣, 真遗憾。

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词性变化pity[ˈpiti]vt., vi.1.■同情, 可怜, 对...觉得可怜又可鄙I pity you.我可怜你。They will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy.他们不会同情, 不会宽恕, 也不会发慈悲的。

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继承用法pityinglyadv.1.■怜惜地

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参考词汇pity;compas-sion;sympathy;condolence;都含“同情”、“怜悯”的意思。1.■pity 指“对弱者或不幸者的苦难、 不幸、忧虑等所寄予的同情”, 如:He felt pity for a man suffering so much.他对那个受过那么多痛苦的人感到同情。2.■compassion 指“同情外, 还要给予帮助”, 如:Moved by compassion, I didn't press for payment.出于同情心我不逼债了。3.■sympathy 指“因对忧虑和不幸有所理解而寄予同情”, 如:Every man yearns for sympathy in sorrow.每个遇到不幸的人都渴望得到同情。4.■condolence指“吊唁”、“慰问”, 如:Please accept my condolences.请接受我的慰问。