sympathy

sympathy
(pl. -ies)
  1. [mass noun]feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune
    同情
    they had great sympathy for the flood victims.
    他们对遭受水灾的灾民深表同情。
    ■(one's sympathies)formal expression of such feelings; condolences
    吊唁；慰问
    all Tony's friends joined in sending their sympathies to his widow Jean.
    托尼所有的朋友联名向他的遗孀琼发了吊唁信。
  2. [mass noun]understanding between people; common feeling
    意气相投；同感
    the special sympathy between the two boys was obvious to all.
    这两个男孩子的意气相投是众所周知的。
    ■(sympathies)support in the form of shared feelings or opinions
    感情支持
    his sympathies lay with his constituents.
    他是站在他的选民这一边的。
    ■agreement with or approval of an opinion or aim; a favourable attitude
    观点（或目标）一致；赞同
    I have some sympathy for this view.
    我比较同意这个观点。
    ■(in sympathy)relating harmoniously to something else; in keeping
    和谐；统一
    repairs had to be in sympathy with the original structure.
    整修必须和原始建筑协调一致。
    ■the state or fact of responding in a way similar or corresponding to an action elsewhere
    和应
    the magnetic field oscillates in sympathy.
    磁场正做和应式的振动。
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (in sense 2): via Latin from Greek sumpatheia, from sumpathēs, from sun- 'with' + pathos 'feeling'
用法
  1. On the difference between sympathy and empathy, see usage at empathy
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