Word · Frequency #14592
pitifullest
可怜的,令人同情的
pitifullest is the superlative of pitiful.
deserving or arousing pity
- 1.
So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
令人感到悲惨或可怜的;引起同情的
- 2.
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
激起轻蔑与怜悯交织之情的
- 3.
Eliciting contempt.
引起轻蔑的
- 4.
bad; unfortunate
糟糕的;不幸的
- 5.
Of an amount or number: very small.
数量或金额非常少的
- 6.
deserving or inciting pity; ; ; - Galsworthy
值得或引人怜悯的
可鄙的,可悲的;令人感到悲惨或可怜的;引起同情的;激起轻蔑与怜悯交织之情的;引起轻蔑的;糟糕的;不幸的
In use
The abandoned puppy looked so pitiful that everyone wanted to adopt it.
His pitiful attempts to apologize only made the situation worse.
It is pitiful that such a talented artist has to work as a janitor.
pitiful exhibition of cowardice
a pitiful fate
be pitiful
常用于形容事物令人同情或可悲。
His attempt at a joke was pitiful.
他试图讲的笑话很可怜。
pitiful + noun
名词前做定语,带有贬义。
They made a pitiful excuse for their failure.
Connections
Collocations
- a pitiful sight
- 凄惨的景象
- The homeless man was a pitiful sight.那个无家可归的人看上去真令人同情。
- a pitiful excuse
- 拙劣的借口
- He offered a pitiful excuse for being late.他为迟到找了一个拙劣的借口。
- a pitiful state
- 可怜的处境
- After the illness, she was in a pitiful state.病后她身体状况很差,令人同情。
- pitiful wages
- 少得可怜的工资
- They worked long hours for pitiful wages.他们长时间工作,工资却少得可怜。
- look pitiful
- 显得可怜巴巴
- The puppy looked pitiful in the rain.那只小狗在雨中显得可怜巴巴。
- a pitiful cry
Learner notes
Memory Tip
看到有人掉进坑(pit)里,自然心生 pity(同情),所以 pitiful 就是‘可怜的、令人同情的’。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:描述惨状或令人同情的人/事、形容事物差劲、可鄙 pitiful 既可以表示“可怜的、令人同情的”,也可以表示“可鄙的、糟糕的”,语气比较直接。通常用于书面或正式语境,日常口语中也会使用,但后一种含义带有明显贬义,需根据上下文判断。
Grammar Note
常作定语或表语;可用it作形式主语,后接that从句。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的拼写中都含有与 pitiful 相同的字母组合(pity 有 pit-,其余词有 -ful),但发音并不都与 pitiful 完全押韵:-ful 都读 /fəl/,然而重读音节不同(beautiful 重读 /bjuː/,plentiful 重读 /plɛn/,graceful 重读 /ɡreɪ/,peaceful 重读 /piː/,useful 重读 /juː/)。pity 与 pitiful 共享开头的 pit- 和 /pɪ/ 音,但结尾不同。请注意这些拼写相似的词的读音差异。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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