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be pathetic
常表示‘差劲、糟糕’
His performance was pathetic.
他的表演太差劲了。
可怜的；可悲的；令人同情的
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可怜的；可悲的；令人同情的
arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; pitiful
His performance was pathetic.
他的表演太差劲了。
引起怜悯、同情或怜悯的；激发感伤的
Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
值得或引起怜悯的
deserving or inciting pity; ; ; - Galsworthy
引起轻蔑或蔑视的,通常由于可怜的不足
Arousing scorn or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy.
引人既轻蔑又怜悯的
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
The little puppy looked so pathetic shivering in the cold rain that I took him inside.
那只小狗在冷雨中瑟瑟发抖，看起来真可怜，于是我带它进了屋。
AI contextual example
He gave a pathetic excuse for missing the meeting, claiming his dog ate his alarm clock.
他为错过会议找了一个可悲的借口，声称他的狗吃掉了闹钟。
AI contextual example
The team's pathetic attempt to defend their title ended in a humiliating defeat.
该队为卫冕所做的可怜努力以羞辱性的失败告终。
AI contextual example
the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic
这间破旧的房间让她感到格外可悲
WordNet
常表示‘差劲、糟糕’
His performance was pathetic.
他的表演太差劲了。
表示‘可怜的、可悲的’
That is a pathetic excuse.
那是个可怜的借口。
表示某事令人感到可悲或差劲
It is pathetic that he cannot even tie his shoes.
真可悲，他连鞋带都不会系。
Not this
He is a pathetic.
Use this
He is pathetic.
Pathetic 是形容词，不能直接作名词使用。改正后去掉冠词，用形容词作表语。
Not this
She is very pathetic to me.
Use this
She is very sympathetic to me.
Pathetic 表示‘令人怜悯的’，而 sympathetic 表示‘有同情心的’。表达‘对我很同情’应使用 sympathetic。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
可悲的借口
He made a pathetic excuse for being late.
他为迟到找了个可悲的借口。
可怜的尝试
It was a pathetic attempt to win her back.
那是一个想赢回她的可怜的尝试。
可怜的景象
The homeless dog was a pathetic sight.
那只流浪狗是幅可怜的景象。
可怜的状态
The company is in a pathetic state financially.
这家公司财务上处于可怜的状态。
你可悲的技能无法与原力抗衡。
Your pathetic skills are no match for the power of the Force.
你可悲的技能无法与原力抗衡。
显然不知道。……真可悲。
Professor Snape sneered, 'Obviously not. ... Pathetic.'
斯内普教授嗤笑道：‘显然不知道。……真可悲。’
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联想到“怕的踢客”，一个害怕被踢的客人，既可怜又可鄙。
“pathetic”通常含贬义，多用于描述人或事物令人既同情又鄙视，常用于口语和日常书写中，例如形容某人的表现很差或处境可怜。
pathetic 常用作表语，也可用于 it 作形式主语的句型：It is pathetic that... 或 It is pathetic to do...。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.