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pit·y AHD[pĭtʹē] D.J.[ˈpɪtiː]K.K.[ˈpɪti]n.(名词)pl. pit.ies 【复数】- Sympathy and sorrow aroused by the misfortune or suffering of another.同情,怜悯:对他人所受的不幸或遭遇产生的同情和悲哀
- A matter of regret:可惜,遗憾,遗憾的事:It's a pity she can't attend the reception.她不能参加招待会,真是遗憾
v.(动词)pit.ied, pit.y.ing, pit.ies v.tr.(及物动词)- To feel pity for.同情,可怜
v.intr.(不及物动词)- To feel pity.觉得可怜,同情
have pity on 或 take pity on - To show compassion for.对…表示同情
- Middle English pite 中古英语 pite
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Latin pietās [piety, compassion] 源自 拉丁语 pietās [怜悯,同情]
- from pius [dutiful] 源自 pius [有责任心的]
pitʹyingly adv.(副词)pity, compassion, commiseration, sympathy, condolence, empathy- These nouns signify sympathetic, kindly concern aroused by the misfortune, affliction, or suffering of another.这些名词都表示对别人的不幸、痛苦或困难表示同情或善意的关注。
- Pity often implies a feeling of sorrowthat inclines one to help or to show mercy: Pity 常表示一种痛苦的感情,使得某人因此想帮助或表示怜悯: "Pity is the feeling which arrests the mind in the presence of whatsoever is grave and constant in human sufferings and unites it with the human sufferer" (James Joyce).“怜悯是一种感情,它在人类苦难中的庄严的和不变的事物出现时征服人的理智,并将之与受难者连成同心结” (詹姆斯·乔伊斯)。
- Compassion denotes deep awareness of the suffering of another and the wish to relieve it: Compassion 表示对他人困苦的深切体会并希望别人解脱: "Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism" (Hubert H. Humphrey).“同情并非缺点,为不幸者着想并不等于社会主义” (休伯特·H·哈姆福里)。
- Commiseration signifies the expression of pity or sorrow: Commiseration 表示怜悯或悲伤的心情: "They not unfrequently wonder why, from being born blind, they should be held to be objects of commiseration" (Benjamin C. Brodie).“他们经常想问,为什么他们生来就是瞎子,就该成为被人可怜的对象” (本杰明·C·布罗得)。
- Sympathy as it is compared here denotes the act of or capacity for sharing in the sorrows or troubles of another: Sympathy 与上面的词语相比,更强调与在受苦受难中的其他人共同分忧的能力或行为: "They had little sympathy to spare for their unfortunate enemies" (William Hickling Prescott).“他们一点也不同情他们不幸的敌人” (威廉·希克林·普莱斯哥特)。
- Condolence is a formal, conventional expression of pity,usually to relatives upon a death: Condolence 是一种正式传统地表达“可怜”的方式,常与死亡连在一起: We extended our condolences to the bereaved family.我们向死难者的家人表示哀悼:
- Empathy is a vicarious identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives: Empathy 是一种对他人的处境、感情或动机的认同和理解: Empathy for the criminal's childhood misery does not imply exoneration of the crimes he committed as an adult. 对罪犯悲惨的童年表示怜悯不等于可以免除他长大成人后所犯的罪
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