首页英语词典patheticpathetic英英释意

pathetic

英[pə'θetɪk] 美[pə'θɛtɪk]
  • adj. 可怜的,悲哀的;感伤的;乏味的

英英释意


1. deserving or inciting pity;
"a hapless victim"
"miserable victims of war"
"the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy
"piteous appeals for help"
"pitiable homeless children"
"a pitiful fate"
"Oh, you poor thing"
"his poor distorted limbs"
"a wretched life"
2. inspiring mixed contempt and pity;
"their efforts were pathetic"
"pitiable lack of character"
"pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
3. inspiring scornful pity;
"how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett