a pathetic + noun
用于名词前,常带贬义,强调差劲或可悲。
She gave a pathetic excuse for being late.
她为迟到给了一个蹩脚的借口。
可怜的;可悲的;令人同情的
可鄙的;差劲的;毫无用处的;让人既轻蔑又怜悯的;滑车(神经)的;引起怜悯、同情或怜悯的;激发感伤的;值得或引起怜悯的
arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; pitiful
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
滑车的
Trochlear.
引起轻蔑的怜悯
inspiring scornful pity; - Dashiell Hammett
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。
用法提示:此处pathetic表示引起同情,强调令人怜悯的状态。
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。
用法提示:此处pathetic表示引起轻蔑,强调借口拙劣可笑。
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。
用法提示:此处pathetic混合了可怜与可鄙,既同情又鄙视其失败表现。
AI contextual example
用于名词前,常带贬义,强调差劲或可悲。
She gave a pathetic excuse for being late.
她为迟到给了一个蹩脚的借口。
系动词后作表语,可指令人同情,也可指显得可悲。
He looked pathetic standing alone in the rain.
他独自站在雨中,看上去很可怜。
用 it 作形式主语,that 从句说明可悲的事实。
It's pathetic that the government did nothing to help.
政府什么都没做来帮忙,这真是可悲。
so...that 结构表示程度导致的结果。
The performance was so pathetic that the audience started leaving.
表演如此差劲,以至于观众开始离场。
语气较强,强调既可怜又令人鄙视,多用于失败或困境
较正式,侧重引发同情的同时也带有轻蔑
强调应受谴责的可怜,常用于行为或状况
侧重极度不幸,但轻蔑意味较弱,须上下文体现
非正式,常作表语,表示因差劲或不幸而令人同情
grammar · medium
易错句子She is very pathetic to the poor children.
正确表达She is very sympathetic to the poor children.
pathetic 意为“引起怜悯的、可怜的、差劲的”,并不表示“有同情心的”。表示“对……有同情心”要用 sympathetic,它和介词 to 搭配;两个词词形相近但意思不同,不能混用。
grammar · medium
易错句子Our team played really pathetic last night.
正确表达Our team played really pathetically last night.
修饰动词 played 要用副词 pathetically,表示“表现得很差劲”。pathetic 是形容词,只能作定语修饰名词或作表语(如 The performance was pathetic),不能直接修饰动词。
与pathetic相反,指值得赞赏或敬仰的特质,而pathetic指引发怜悯或轻蔑
与pathetic相反,指值得表扬的行为或品质,而pathetic指可悲或可鄙的
与pathetic相反,指值得高度赞扬的,而pathetic指引发怜悯
与pathetic相反,指应受称赞的,而pathetic指引人轻蔑的怜悯
与pathetic相反,指给人正面深刻印象的,而pathetic指令人失望或可怜
两者都能表示“引起怜悯”,但 pathetic 现代更常带轻蔑色彩,指“差劲得让人看不起”,而 pitiful 更中性、更强调真正值得同情;表示“数量少得可怜”时两者都可用,但 pitiful 更书面。
形式相近、都与“同情”有关,容易混:sympathetic 指人“有同情心的、表示同情的”,描述的是态度;pathetic 指事物或人“引人怜悯、可悲”,描述的是引发怜悯的性质。
同根副词,词义相近但词性不同:pathetically 只能作状语修饰动词或形容词,pathetic 只能作定语或表语修饰名词;写作时不可用副词代替形容词。
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。
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path- (感受) + -etic (有...性质的)
sym- (共同) + -pathy (感受)
em- (进入) + -pathy (感受)
a- (无) + -pathy (感受)
与pathetic相关,因为pathetic的事物引发怜悯。
pathetic常描述不幸或痛苦的情境,与misery相关。
pathetic引起悲伤的情感。
pathetic唤起他人的同情。
pathetic常与distress相关联,表达一种令人难过的状态。
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。’
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.