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
- One would need to have a heart as hard as stone not to be moved by his pitiable plight.
你需要有铁石般的心肠才不致被他可怜的处境所打动。 - On what foundation does your bold, mad, pitiable, and execrable arrogance rest?
你这种恬不知耻、疯狂，既可怜又可恨的狂妄态度究竟有什么根据呢？ - Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure.
祖母在她看来是个可怜的人。 - Zhang Mo is superb as Fans servant, a feisty, proud and excitable man who becomes a pitiable figure.
张默作为范殿元的仆人非常尽责，他是个精力充沛、充满骄傲而容易激动的人，也是个值得怜悯的人物形象。 - 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。 - We feel hurt, angry, pitiable, defeated when we experience real suffering.
当我们经验真实的痛苦时，我们感觉受伤、愤怒、可怜，与挫败。 - 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。 - 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。 - In grief unspeakable, I give you my hand& you of all women the most pitiable.
在无可言喻的悲伤中，我向你伸出我的手，你是女人中最值得同情的。 - Without apparel men would go in shameful nudity which would surely lead to the corruption of morals; and without etiquette society would be in a pitiable state and the necessary intercourse between its members would be interfered with by needless offences and troubles.
人若不穿衣服，就会一丝不挂，令人耻笑，必然导致道德败坏，社会要是没有礼仪，就会陷入可悲的境地，而社会成员之间所必需的交往就会被无谓的冲突和纠纷所干扰。