pathetic
音标发音
- 英式音标 [pəˈθet.ɪk]
- 美式音标 [pəˈθet̬.ɪk]
- 国际音标 [pə'θetik]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.可怜的；不足的；感伤的；悲哀的
词根记忆
- path(忍受) + etic→难以忍受的→可怜的
- path(感情) + etic→有感情的→引起怜悯的
同根派生
- adv性质的同根词
- pathetically：可怜地；感伤地；悲哀地；情绪上地。
英汉例句
- Every one was weeping by the time he finished his pathetic tale about the orphan.
当他讲完这个孤儿的悲惨遭遇时，每个人都在流泪。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语: ～+ n.
词组短语
- pathetic scame 废料
- Pathetic state 一片惨绿
- How pathetic 多么可怜
- Pathetic Dream 悲衰的梦
- Pathetic Angel 悲怆的天使
短语
英英字典
- (SAD) causing feelings of sadness, sympathy, or sometimes lack of respect, especially because a person or an animal is suffering
- (UNSUCCESSFUL) unsuccessful or showing no ability, effort, or bravery, so that people feel no respect
- If you describe a person or animal as pathetic, you mean that they are sad and weak or helpless, and they make you feel very sorry for them.
- pathetically
- If you describe someone or something as pathetic, you mean that they make you feel impatient or angry, often because they are weak or not very good.
- pathetically
剑桥英英字典
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专业释义
- 悲哀的