pitiful

'pitiful

托福GRE Collins 1

s inspiring mixed contempt and pity
s bad; unfortunate
s deserving or inciting pity

a. 慈悲的, 可怜的, 令人同情的, 可鄙的

Collins 星级

14,592

BNC 频率

12,810

使用频率

pitiful 由词根 pit（坑、深坑）和后缀 -iful（充满...的）构成，意为“充满可怜的，悲惨的”。可以联想到在坑里的人非常可怜。

例句

1. The stray dog looked so pitiful that I decided to take it home.

那只流浪狗看起来很可怜，所以我决定把它带回家。

2. She gave a pitiful cry when she saw her broken toy.

当她看到自己破损的玩具时发出了一声可怜的哭喊。

3. His pitiful attempts to apologize made everyone feel uncomfortable.

他可怜的道歉尝试让每个人都感到不舒服。