pathetic

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英 [pəˈθetɪk]word uk audio image

美 [pəˈθetɪk] word us audio image

  • adj.
    令人同情的,可怜的
    又笨又可怜的,无价值的
    荡气回肠

单词词源

pathetic 令人同情的,可怜的,可悲的

来自拉丁语patheticus,来自希腊语pathein,忍受,遭受,词源同passion,pathos.引申词义同感的,同悲的,令人同情的,后用于指可怜的,可悲的。

双语例句

1. He was a bit pathetic and so I asked him in .
他看上去有点可怜,于是我请他进门。
2. De botton thought the whole thing pretty pathetic too .
德波顿也认为整件事相当可悲。
3. Most pathetic was the idea that dressing casually helped you to be creative .
最可悲的想法是认为休闲打扮有利于增强创造力。
4. I 'd slaughter the lot of you if you weren 't so pathetic !
如果你们不是这么可怜的人,我非宰了你们这帮家伙!
5. But saying sorry makes them feel a bit pathetic .
但是说抱歉会令他们感到有点泄气。

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