Word · Frequency #6913
pathetic
可怜的；可悲的；令人同情的
核心释义
arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; pitiful
- 1.
引起怜悯、同情或怜悯的；激发感伤的
Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
- 2.
值得或引起怜悯的
deserving or inciting pity; ; ; - Galsworthy
- 3.
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.
- 4.
引人既轻蔑又怜悯的
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
- 5.
滑车的
Trochlear.
- 6.
引起轻蔑的怜悯
inspiring scornful pity; - Dashiell Hammett
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
用法In use
The little puppy looked so pathetic shivering in the cold rain that I took him inside.
用法提示：此处pathetic表示引起同情，强调令人怜悯的状态。
He gave a pathetic excuse for missing the meeting, claiming his dog ate his alarm clock.
用法提示：此处pathetic表示引起轻蔑，强调借口拙劣可笑。
The team's pathetic attempt to defend their title ended in a humiliating defeat.
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。
the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic
their efforts were pathetic
a pathetic + noun
用于名词前，常带贬义，强调差劲或可悲。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pathetic excuse
- 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。
- pathetic attempt
- 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。
- pathetic sight
- 可怜的景象
- The homeless dog was a pathetic sight.那只流浪狗是幅可怜的景象。
- pathetic state
- 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。
流行文化与引用
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想到“怕的踢客”，一个害怕被踢的客人，既可怜又可鄙。
语境与语域Context & Register
“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。
语法说明Grammar Note
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...。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the same stressed vowel /ɛ/ and ending /tɪk/, forming perfect rhymes. Beware of words like 'emphatic' (/ɪmˈfætɪk/) or 'schematic' (/skiːˈmætɪk/) which are spelled similarly but pronounced with different vowels.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.