Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #4279
sympathetic
同情的;有同情心的
核心释义
Feeling or showing sympathy for someone; supportive of someone's feelings or situation.
- 1.
同情的;与同情有关的;感到、表现出或以同情为特征的
Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
- 2.
吸引他人好感的;(指人)讨人喜欢的
Attracting the liking of others. (of a person)
讨人喜欢的;可爱的;同情的;与同情有关的;感到、表现出或以同情为特征的;吸引他人好感的;(指人)讨人喜欢的;有同情心的;合意的
用法In use
My boss was very sympathetic when I told her about my illness.
用法提示:此处 sympathetic 是形容词,表示“有同情心的”,描述老板的态度。
He gave me a sympathetic look as I explained my problem.
用法提示:sympathetic 修饰 look,意为“同情的”,说明目光带有理解与关切。
The teacher was sympathetic to our concerns about the exam schedule.
用法提示:be sympathetic to 表示“对……表示理解/同情”,此处形容老师体谅学生。
be sympathetic to/towards sb/sth
She is always sympathetic to the homeless.
她总是同情无家可归者。
be sympathetic to sth
此用法强调支持或赞同某观点。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sympathetic to
- 对…同情;赞同…
- She was sympathetic to his plight.她对他的困境表示同情。
- sympathetic ear
- 富有同情心的倾听者
- He lent a sympathetic ear to her problems.他同情地倾听她的问题。
- sympathetic person
- 有同情心的人
- She is a very sympathetic person.她是一个非常富有同情心的人。
- sympathetic response
- 同情的回应
- The audience gave a sympathetic response to her speech.听众对她的演讲给予了同情的回应。
- sympathetic nervous system
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象“sym-”像“同”,“pathetic”像“可怜”→ 同可怜 → 有同情心
语境与语域Context & Register
此义项表示对他人的不幸表示关切或支持,常见于日常对话、文学作品或新闻报道中,语域中性偏正面。通常用于描述人物态度或情感反应。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the stressed /ɛtɪk/ ending and rhyme with sympathetic. Beware of lookalikes like 'systematic' (/ˌsɪstəˈmætɪk/) which sounds different (stressed /ætɪk/).
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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