piteous + noun
piteous 常修饰表示声音、表情、处境等的名词。
The dog gave a piteous cry.
那只狗发出可怜的叫声。
哀怨的, 可怜的, 慈悲的
引起怜悯或同情；值得同情的；引起怜悯的；哀怨的；可怜的；慈悲的
deserving or inciting pity
引起怜悯或同情
Provoking pity, compassion, or sympathy.
值得同情的；引起怜悯的
deserving or inciting pity; ; ; - Galsworthy
The piteous cries of the abandoned kitten touched everyone's heart.
被遗弃的小猫发出可怜的叫声，触动了每个人的心。
用法提示：形容词，修饰cries，表示令人怜悯的叫声。
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She gave him a piteous look, hoping he would change his mind.
她投来哀怨的目光，希望他改变主意。
用法提示：形容词，修饰look，表示哀怨的、可怜的表情。
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The old man's piteous story moved the audience to tears.
老人悲惨的故事让观众落泪。
用法提示：形容词，修饰story，表示令人怜悯的故事。
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piteous 常修饰表示声音、表情、处境等的名词。
The dog gave a piteous cry.
那只狗发出可怜的叫声。
His situation was piteous.
他的处境很可怜。
感官动词后接 piteous 描述状态。
The child looked piteous after losing his toy.
孩子丢了玩具后看上去很可怜。
grammar · medium
易错句子He felt piteous for her.
正确表达He felt pity for her.
用piteous表示感觉可怜是错误的，piteous是形容词，意为‘令人可怜的’，而非‘感到可怜’。应使用名词pity。
grammar · medium
易错句子He looked at her piteous.
正确表达He looked at her piteously.
piteous是形容词，不能修饰动词。应用副词piteously来描述看的方式。
piteous仅表示‘引起怜悯的’，而pitiful还可表示‘可鄙的、微不足道的’，需根据语境区分
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