Word · Frequency #3803
pities
怜悯；同情
pities is the plural of pity.
核心释义
a feeling of sympathy and compassion for someone else's suffering or misfortune
- 1.
对某人或某物的不幸或痛苦感到同情。
A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
- 2.
对他人不幸的同情和悲伤
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
- 3.
对无可救药的劣等者感到轻蔑。
Feeling of contempt one has for someone who is hopelessly inferior.
- 4.
不幸的发展
an unfortunate development
- 5.
令人遗憾的事情。
Something regrettable.
- 6.
理解他人痛苦并想要帮助的仁慈品质
the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
憾事；可惜的事；轻蔑；鄙视；对某人或某物的不幸或痛苦感到同情。；对他人不幸的同情和悲伤；对无可救药的劣等者感到轻蔑。
用法In use
She felt a deep pity for the lost puppy.
用法提示：Pity 此处为名词，表示同情。
It's a pity that you can't come to the party.
用法提示：Pity 用于 it's a pity 结构，表示可惜的事。
He took pity on the stray cat and adopted it.
用法提示：Pity 作名词，用于 take pity on 短语，表示怜悯。
the blind are too often objects of pity
it's a pity he couldn't do it
have/take pity on sb/sth
常用于对弱者或动物的怜悯行为。
She took pity on the homeless cat and brought it home.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- have pity on
- 怜悯，同情
- She had pity on the homeless dog and brought it home.她怜悯那只流浪狗，把它带回了家。
- take pity on
- 同情，怜悯
- He took pity on the old man and helped him across the street.他同情那位老人，扶他过了马路。
- feel pity for
- 为…感到同情
- I feel pity for the victims of the earthquake.我为地震的受害者感到同情。
- out of pity
- 出于同情
- They gave her a job out of pity, not because she was qualified.他们是出于同情给了她一份工作，而不是因为她有资格。
- a pity
- 一件憾事
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记'pity'为'皮踢'：皮球被踢，很可怜，需要同情。
语境与语域Context & Register
register: mixed; contexts: 日常对话, 文学描述, 新闻报道; note_zh: 通常用于表达同情，在正式和非正式场合都比较常见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with pity (/ˈpɪti/), sharing the /ɪti/ ending. Be cautious of lookalikes like 'duty' (/ˈduːti/) which sound different.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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。
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