Word · Frequency #6913
pathetic
可怜的；可悲的；令人同情的
arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; pitiful
- 1.
Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.
引起怜悯、同情或怜悯的；激发感伤的
- 2.
deserving or inciting pity; ; ; - Galsworthy
值得或引起怜悯的
- 3.
Arousing scorn or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy.
引起轻蔑或蔑视的,通常由于可怜的不足
- 4.
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
引人既轻蔑又怜悯的
- 5.
Trochlear.
滑车的
- 6.
inspiring scornful pity; - Dashiell Hammett
引起轻蔑的怜悯
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
In use
The little puppy looked so pathetic shivering in the cold rain that I took him inside.
He gave a pathetic excuse for missing the meeting, claiming his dog ate his alarm clock.
The team's pathetic attempt to defend their title ended in a humiliating defeat.
the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic
their efforts were pathetic
be pathetic
常表示‘差劲、糟糕’
His performance was pathetic.
他的表演太差劲了。
a pathetic + noun
表示‘可怜的、可悲的’
Connections
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。
Pop culture & quotes
- 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。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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想到“怕的踢客”，一个害怕被踢的客人，既可怜又可鄙。
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。
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...。
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.
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。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.