pitiable

英 ['pɪtiəbl] 美 ['pɪtiəbl]

• adj. 引人怜悯的；可怜的

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 可怜的
2. 令人怜悯的
3. 卑鄙的
4. 值得同情的
5. 卑劣的
6. 不足取的
7. 可怜而又可鄙的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. inspiring mixed contempt and pity;

   "their efforts were pathetic"
   "pitiable lack of character"
   "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
   

2. deserving or inciting pity;

   "a hapless victim"
   "miserable victims of war"
   "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"
   "piteous appeals for help"
   "pitiable homeless children"
   "a pitiful fate"
   "Oh, you poor thing"
   "his poor distorted limbs"
   "a wretched life"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. After the fire, everything was in a pitiable state.
   火灾过后的现场，看上去景象悲凄。
2. The sick cat was a pitiable sight.
   那只生病的猫样子很可怜。
3. His heart softened at the pitiable sight.
   看到这可怜的情景，他的心就软了。

经典引文

• A pitiable portrait of an ailing little boy.

  出自： V. S. Pritchett

近反义词

【近义词】

• wretched 可怜的
• pitiful 慈悲的
• rotten 腐烂的
• miserable 痛苦的
• piteous 哀怨的
• poor 可怜的
• contemptible 可鄙的
• deplorable 应受谴责的
• disgraceful 可耻的
• sorry 对不起的
• abject 卑贱的
• dismal 阴沉的
• despicable 可鄙的
• unfortunate 不幸的
• sad 悲哀的
• doleful 悲哀的
• pathetic 可怜的
• hapless 倒霉的
• misfortunate 不幸的