pitiable
英 [ˈpɪtiəbl]
美 [ˈpɪtiəbl]
adj. 值得同情的; 可怜的; 卑鄙的; 卑劣的
BNC.35354 / COCA.28858
同义词辨析
pitifulpiteouspitiable【导航词义：可怜的】
pitifuladj. 令人同情的，可怜的
〔辨析〕
指外表或经历令人同情的。
〔例证〕
The refugees whose houses were ruined in the tsunami were a pitiful sight.
这些难民的房屋在海啸中被毁，看上去真可怜。
That little boy was in a very pitiful condition.
那个小男孩处于非常可怜的境地中。
这些难民的房屋在海啸中被毁，看上去真可怜。
That little boy was in a very pitiful condition.
那个小男孩处于非常可怜的境地中。
piteousadj. 〈文〉可怜的，让人怜悯的
〔辨析〕
指表达苦难或悲伤的方式让人心生怜悯的。
〔例证〕
Why did she give a long piteous cry?
为什么她发出一声长长的哀号？
为什么她发出一声长长的哀号？
pitiableadj. 〈正式〉令人怜悯的，可怜的
〔辨析〕
指让人心生怜悯、值得同情的。
〔例证〕
Women and children are prone to become pitiable victims of war.
妇女和儿童很容易成为可怜的战争受害者。
妇女和儿童很容易成为可怜的战争受害者。
牛津词典
adj.
- 值得同情的；可怜的
deserving pity or causing you to feel pity- The refugees were in a pitiable state.
难民处境可怜。
- The refugees were in a pitiable state.
- 卑鄙的；卑劣的
not deserving respect- a pitiable lack of talent
令人遗憾的无能表现
- a pitiable lack of talent
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 值得怜悯（或同情）的；可怜的
Someone who ispitiableis in such a sad or weak state that you feel pity for them.- Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure.
祖母在她看来是个可怜的人。
- Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure.
双语例句
- The pitiable rump for which honest social scientists do not care is left as prey to philosophers of history and to people who amuse themselves more than others with professions of faith.
而不为诚信社会科学家所垂青的那点可怜残馀，也成了历史哲学家和唯以表白信仰而自娱者的猎物。 - That will make your ladyship's situation at present more pitiable; but it will have no effect on me.
那只能使夫人你目前的处境更加可怜；而对我却不会有任何影响。 - He was in a pitiable condition, very weak, sharing the body of a mediocre wizard.
他当时的处境很可怜，非常虚弱，跟一个平庸的巫师共用一具身体。 - The thought of deserting his weaker and more pitiable companions never perhaps occurred to him.
他大概从来没有想到撇下比较软弱，可怜的同伴。 - Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure.
祖母在她看来是个可怜的人。 - The emperor had Been in a state of pitiaBle vacillation
皇帝曾处于令人可怜的举棋不定状态 - At worst, those words and deeds will seem amusing or pitiable.
在最糟的情况下，那些言行只会显得似乎很有趣或很可悲。 - We dutifully cut out scary things from construction paper and glued together our own artistic efforts, pitiable though they were.
我们认真地用硬板纸裁出吓人的东西，把自己的艺术作品用胶水粘合起来，虽然它们着实不怎么样。 - From Chen Yins poetical works, we can see a lovable, pitiable and "pedantic" image somewhat worthy of respect in a feudal society.
通过陈寅的诗作，我们看到封建社会一位可爱、可怜，还有几分可敬的“书呆子”的形象。 - Although scarcely anyone seemed to notice it the boy presented a truly pitiable spectacle.
这孩子的样子实在可怜，不过好象很少有人注意到他。