Word · Frequency #11483
sympathetically
同情地；怜悯地
in a sympathetic manner
- 1.
Owing to or showing evidence of sympathy, or affinity; happening through or demonstrating correspondences, whether occult or physiological.
出于或显示出同情或亲和力；通过或显示出对应关系(无论是神秘的还是生理的)。
- 2.
In a manner which demonstrates a sharing in the feelings of others; compassionately.
同情地；感同身受地
在交感神经方面；经由交感神经；出于或显示出同情或亲和力；通过或显示出对应关系(无论是神秘的还是生理的)。；同情地；感同身受地；怜悯地；同情地
In use
She listened sympathetically to her friend's problems.
The doctor smiled sympathetically at the worried patient.
He nodded sympathetically when she explained her situation.
look sympathetically at sb/sth
She looked sympathetically at the abandoned puppy.
她同情地看着那只被遗弃的小狗。
listen sympathetically to sb/sth
The nurse listened sympathetically to the patient's concerns.
护士同情地倾听病人的担忧。
treat sb sympathetically
Connections
Collocations
- listen sympathetically
- 同情地倾听
- She listened sympathetically to his complaints.她同情地倾听他的抱怨。
- nod sympathetically
- 同情地点点头
- He nodded sympathetically as she described her ordeal.她讲述自己的遭遇时，他同情地点了点头。
- smile sympathetically
- 同情地微笑
- The nurse smiled sympathetically at the worried parent.护士对焦虑的家长同情地微笑。
- look at someone sympathetically
- 同情地看着某人
- The doctor looked at the patient sympathetically.医生同情地看着病人。
- respond sympathetically
- 同情地回应
- The manager responded sympathetically to the employee's request for leave.经理对员工的请假请求给予了同情的回应。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想（非词源）：sym 想成‘一起’，pathetically 想成‘可怜地’，和对方一起感受可怜 → 同情地。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常交流、医学/生理学 作为副词，常用义为“同情地、怜悯地”，多用于日常对话或描述对人的态度；在医学或生理学语境中则指“与交感神经系统有关”或“在交感神经方面”。日常交流中用中性语域，技术性语境较正式，需根据上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有pathetically与目标完全押韵（相同末尾/θɛtɪkli/）。其他单词虽然拼写相似，但发音不同，不构成押韵。
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