Word · Frequency #35354
pitiable
/ˈpɪtiəbəl/
adjective
可怜的，令人怜悯的；可鄙的
arousing or deserving pity or contempt
常含轻蔑意味
- 1.
That deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful.
值得同情的；可怜的
- 2.
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
可鄙又可怜的
- 3.
deserving or inciting pity; ; ; - Galsworthy
值得怜悯的
值得同情的；可怜的；可鄙又可怜的；值得怜悯的；引人怜悯的；可怜而又可鄙的
In use
The pitiable condition of the stray dog moved everyone to tears.
She gave a pitiable excuse for being late, which no one believed.
His pitiable attempts at humor only made the audience uncomfortable.
pitiable lack of character
pitiable homeless children
be pitiable
The abandoned puppy was pitiable.
那只被遗弃的小狗令人怜悯。
a pitiable + noun
pitiable 作定语时含可怜又可鄙之意。
They lived in a pitiable condition.
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常作定语或表语
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