1. 同情;憐憫;可憐 If you feel pity for someone, you feel very sorry for them.
e.g. He felt a sudden tender pity for her... 他突然涌起一股對她的溫柔憐憫之情。 e.g. She knew that she was an object of pity among her friends. 她知道自己是朋友同情的對象。
2. 同情;憐憫;可憐 If you pity someone, you feel very sorry for them.
e.g. I don't know whether to hate or pity him. 我不知道該恨他,還是該同情他。
3. 可惜的事;遺憾的事 If you say that it is a pity that something is the case, you mean that you feel disappointment or regret about it.
e.g. It is a great pity that all pupils in the city cannot have the same chances... 非常遺憾的是,在這個(gè)城市里,并非所有的學(xué)生都能獲得同樣的機會(huì )。 e.g. Pity you haven't got your car, isn't it... 可惜你還沒(méi)有車(chē),不是嗎?
4. 仁慈;慈悲 If someone shows pity, they do not harm or punish someone they have power over.
e.g. One should avoid showing too much pity... 一個(gè)人應該避免顯得太過(guò)仁慈。 e.g. She saw no pity in their faces. 她從他們的臉上看不到慈悲。
5. 不幸的是;遺憾的是 If you add more's the pity to a comment, you are expressing your disappointment or regret about something.
e.g. But my world isn't your world, more's the pity. 可惜的是,我們是兩個(gè)世界的人。
6. (尤在惱怒或不快時(shí)用于強調)行行好,發(fā)發(fā)慈悲吧 You can say for pity's sake to add emphasis to what you are saying, especially when you are annoyed or upset.
e.g. 'Run, Katherine. For pity's sake run!' he screamed. “跑,凱瑟琳,快跑!”他尖叫道。
7. 對…表示同情;對…表示憐憫 If you take pity on someone, you feel sorry for them and help them.
e.g. No woman had ever felt the need to take pity on him before. 以前從沒(méi)有女性覺(jué)得他需要同情。
8. (用于強調)可惜的是,遺憾的是 If you say the pity is that, or the pity of it is that, before a comment, you are emphasizing your disappointment or regret about something.
e.g. The pity is that it was all completely unnecessary... 遺憾的是這完全沒(méi)有必要。 e.g. The pity of it was that the Americans didn't play cricket. 可惜的是美國人不打板球。
pity英英釋義
noun
1. the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
Synonym: compassion
2. an unfortunate development
e.g. it's a pity he couldn't do it
Synonym: shame
3. a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
e.g. the blind are too often objects of pity
Synonym: commiserationruthpathos
verb
1. share the suffering of
Synonym: feel forcompassionatecondole withsympathize with