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pitiable

英['pɪtɪəb(ə)l] 美['pɪtɪəbl]
  • adj. 可怜的

英英释意


1. inspiring mixed contempt and pity;
"their efforts were pathetic"
"pitiable lack of character"
"pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
2. 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"