Word · Frequency #20707
pathetically
令人同情地；可怜地
核心释义
in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion
- 1.
可悲地；可怜地。
In a pathetic manner; piteously.
令人鄙夷地；可悲地；可悲地；可怜地。；悲哀地；哀伤地；感伤地
用法In use
He looked at me pathetically, hoping I would forgive him.
用法提示：pathetically 是副词，修饰 looked，表示“可怜地、令人同情地”。
The team played pathetically in the second half and lost by five goals.
用法提示：pathetically 是副词，修饰 played，表示“差劲得令人鄙夷地”。
She cried pathetically when her dog ran away.
用法提示：pathetically 是副词，修饰 cried，表示“可怜地、哀伤地”。
pathetically + adjective
pathetically 修饰形容词时，常表示“程度差得可怜”，带有同情或轻蔑的意味。
The starving puppy looked pathetically thin.
那只挨饿的小狗看起来瘦得可怜。
verb + pathetically
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pathetically weak
- 弱得可怜；可悲地软弱
- The team's defense was pathetically weak.这支球队的防守弱得可怜。
- pathetically thin
- 瘦得可怜；单薄得可怜
- The stray cat looked pathetically thin.那只流浪猫瘦得可怜。
- pathetically inadequate
- 可悲地不足；可怜地不够
- His excuse was pathetically inadequate.他的借口可悲地站不住脚。
- pathetically grateful
- 感激得可怜；可怜巴巴地感激
- She was pathetically grateful for any scraps of kindness.她对任何一点善意都感激得可怜。
- pathetically eager
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 pathetically 拆成 pathetic(可怜的)+ally：想象一个可怜的“盟友”正悲哀地看着你，令人同情又觉得可悲。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：describing someone's sad situation or suffering、criticizing a weak or futile attempt 该词根据语境可有两种口气：描述令人同情的处境时多用于正式或书面叙述；评论某人或某事做得太差时则带轻蔑语气，比较常见于口语和评论中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
pathetically 读 /pəˈθetikli/，重音在 -thet-。sympathetically、apathetically、aesthetically、synthetically 都以 thetically 结尾，且重读部分都是 /θetɪkli/，押韵；theoretically 拼作 -etically，但重读元音后的 /etɪkli/ 相同，也押韵。注意 emphatically 拼写相近，却读 /ɪmˈfætɪkli/，重读元音是 /æ/，与 pathetically 不押韵。
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