Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #4279
sympathetic
同情的；有同情心的
Feeling or showing sympathy for someone; supportive of someone's feelings or situation.
- 1.
Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
同情的；与同情有关的；感到、表现出或以同情为特征的
- 2.
Attracting the liking of others. (of a person)
吸引他人好感的；(指人)讨人喜欢的
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
In use
My boss was very sympathetic when I told her about my illness.
He gave me a sympathetic look as I explained my problem.
The teacher was sympathetic to our concerns about the exam schedule.
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。
The committee was sympathetic to our proposal.
委员会赞同我们的提议。
a sympathetic + noun
He is a sympathetic listener.
Connections
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
- 交感神经系统
- The sympathetic nervous system prepares the body for stress.交感神经系统使身体准备好应对压力。
- sympathetic pain
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象“sym-”像“同”，“pathetic”像“可怜”→ 同可怜 → 有同情心
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。
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/).
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。
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。
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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