参考词典中pathetic的常规释义:
基本释义
- a. 悲哀的,可怜的,感伤的
词形变化
- 副 词:pa·thet'i·cal·ly
常用短语
参考例句
- She wept at the pathetic scene.
她看到那幅悲惨的情景而哭泣。
- She wept at the pathetic scene.
英英解释
3个形容词解释
- deserving or inciting pity
[同] hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched
[例]- a hapless victim
- miserable victims of war
- the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic
- piteous appeals for help
- pitiable homeless children
- a pitiful fate
- Oh, you poor thing
- his poor distort
- inspiring mixed contempt and pity
[同] pathetic, pitiable, pitiful
[例]- their efforts were pathetic
- pitiable lack of character
- pitiful exhibition of cowardice
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- inspiring scornful pity
[同] pathetic, ridiculous, silly
[例]- how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years
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