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pitiable

英['pɪtiəbl] 美['pɪtiəbl]
  • adj. 引人怜悯的;可怜的

详细释义

    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"

双语例句

1. Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure.
祖母在她看来是个可怜的人。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The refugees were in a pitiable state.
难民处境可怜。

来自《权威词典》

3. Their bodies and clothes were in a pitiable condition.
他们的体貌和衣着极其可怜.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Between the pitiable look and my sympathy stands that small white kitten.
那个眼神与我的好心中间隔着一只小白猫.

来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

5. 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 ?

来自辞典例句

    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。

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