pitiable

英 [ˈpɪtiəbl] 美 [ˈpɪtiəbl]

adj.  值得同情的; 可怜的; 卑鄙的; 卑劣的

BNC.35354 / COCA.28858



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 值得同情的;可怜的
    deserving pity or causing you to feel pity
    1. The refugees were in a pitiable state.
      难民处境可怜。
  2. 卑鄙的;卑劣的
    not deserving respect
    1. a pitiable lack of talent
      令人遗憾的无能表现

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 值得怜悯(或同情)的;可怜的
    Someone who is pitiable is in such a sad or weak state that you feel pity for them.
    1. Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure.
      祖母在她看来是个可怜的人。

双语例句

  1. Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure.
    祖母在她看来是个可怜的人。
  2. He looks pitiable.
    他露出一副可怜相。
  3. She had no fear of the shadows; her sole idea seemed to be to shun mankind-or rather that cold accretion called the world, which, so terrible in the mass, is so unformidable, even pitiable, in its units.
    她并不害怕黑夜;她唯一的念头就是避开人类或者不如说是被称作世界的冷酷的生命群体,它作为整体是如此令人可怕,而作为个体却又不那样令人害怕,甚至是可怜的。
  4. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.
    我们若靠基督,只在今生有指望,就算比众人更可怜。
  5. We dutifully cut out scary things from construction paper and glued together our own artistic efforts, pitiable though they were.
    我们认真地用硬板纸裁出吓人的东西,把自己的艺术作品用胶水粘合起来,虽然它们着实不怎么样。
  6. Zhang Mo is superb as Fans servant, a feisty, proud and excitable man who becomes a pitiable figure.
    张默作为范殿元的仆人非常尽责,他是个精力充沛、充满骄傲而容易激动的人,也是个值得怜悯的人物形象。
  7. Without apparel men would go in shameful nudity which would surely lead to the corruption of morals; and without etiquette society would be in a pitiable state and the necessary intercourse between its members would be interfered with by needless offences and troubles.
    人若不穿衣服,就会一丝不挂,令人耻笑,必然导致道德败坏,社会要是没有礼仪,就会陷入可悲的境地,而社会成员之间所必需的交往就会被无谓的冲突和纠纷所干扰。
  8. He was in a pitiable condition, very weak, sharing the body of a mediocre wizard.
    他当时的处境很可怜,非常虚弱,跟一个平庸的巫师共用一具身体。
  9. How desperate the company must be to play this pitiable mind game.
    你们一定很想把我搞得神魂颠倒吧。
  10. One would need to have a heart as hard as stone not to be moved by his pitiable plight.
    你需要有铁石般的心肠才不致被他可怜的处境所打动。
  11. Without etiquette, the society will sink into a pitiable state. Furthermore, the necessary contacts among society members will be disturbed by pointless impulsion and dispute.
    社会要是没有礼仪,就会陷入可悲的境地,而社会成员之间所必须的交往就会被无谓的冲动和纠纷所干扰。
  12. From Chen Yins poetical works, we can see a lovable, pitiable and "pedantic" image somewhat worthy of respect in a feudal society.
    通过陈寅的诗作,我们看到封建社会一位可爱、可怜,还有几分可敬的“书呆子”的形象。
  13. What deserves attention is that all of a sudden the enemies of the Chinese people are doing their best to assume a harmless and even a pitiable look readers, please remember that in the future they will try to look pitiable again.
    值得注意的是,现在中国人民的敌人忽然竭力装作无害而且可怜的样子了请读者记着,这种可怜相,今后还要装的。
  14. Deprived of the God who answers prayer, we should be in a more pitiable plight than the dead in the grave, and should soon sink to the same level as the lost in hell.
    倘若不能享受应允祈祷的上帝,我们将比在坟墓中的死人更为可怜,很快就会下沈至地狱中,如同那些失丧的人一样。
  15. That will make your ladyship's situation at present more pitiable; but it will have no effect on me.
    那只能使夫人你目前的处境更加可怜;而对我却不会有任何影响。
  16. What is even more pitiable is that a mange dog won't accept help, even when we mean well.
    更可怜的是,癞皮狗不会接受帮助,即便我们是善意的。
  17. At worst, those words and deeds will seem amusing or pitiable.
    在最糟的情况下,那些言行只会显得似乎很有趣或很可悲。
  18. Then she had, indeed, been a pitiable object;
    她当时确实令人可怜。
  19. She wouldn't let go, tugging me toward the inner depths of her brothel& but she looked so young and pitiable that I couldn't help thinking that she really wanted me to tug her away.
    她不松手,使劲把我往她的妓院深处拽&但她看起来如此年轻又引人怜悯,以至于我忍不住去想她是想让我把她拽走。
  20. In grief unspeakable, I give you my hand& you of all women the most pitiable.
    在无可言喻的悲伤中,我向你伸出我的手,你是女人中最值得同情的。
  21. The thought of deserting his weaker and more pitiable companions never perhaps occurred to him.
    他大概从来没有想到撇下比较软弱,可怜的同伴。
  22. Kennedy raised him, it was pitiable to see his feeble limbs bend under him.
    肯尼迪扶起了他,他软弱无力地跪下来,那样子叫人看了真心酸。
  23. Pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment.
    处境可怜,特别是因为被抛弃而如此。
  24. The pitiable rump for which honest social scientists do not care is left as prey to philosophers of history and to people who amuse themselves more than others with professions of faith.
    而不为诚信社会科学家所垂青的那点可怜残馀,也成了历史哲学家和唯以表白信仰而自娱者的猎物。
  25. We feel hurt, angry, pitiable, defeated when we experience real suffering.
    当我们经验真实的痛苦时,我们感觉受伤、愤怒、可怜,与挫败。
  26. On what foundation does your bold, mad, pitiable, and execrable arrogance rest?
    你这种恬不知耻、疯狂,既可怜又可恨的狂妄态度究竟有什么根据呢?
  27. Although scarcely anyone seemed to notice it the boy presented a truly pitiable spectacle.
    这孩子的样子实在可怜,不过好象很少有人注意到他。
  28. So miserable, so pitiable was the broken man before me.
    我面前这个绝望的人是如此可悲,如此可怜。
  29. The emperor had Been in a state of pitiaBle vacillation
    皇帝曾处于令人可怜的举棋不定状态
  30. His heart softened at the pitiable sight.
    看到这可怜的情景,他的心就软了。

同义词辨析

  pitiful piteous pitiable【导航词义:可怜的】

  pitiful adj. 令人同情的,可怜的

〔辨析〕指外表或经历令人同情的。

〔例证〕
The refugees whose houses were ruined in the tsunami were a pitiful sight.
这些难民的房屋在海啸中被毁,看上去真可怜。
That little boy was in a very pitiful condition.
那个小男孩处于非常可怜的境地中。

  piteous adj. 〈文〉可怜的,让人怜悯的

〔辨析〕指表达苦难或悲伤的方式让人心生怜悯的。

〔例证〕
Why did she give a long piteous cry?
为什么她发出一声长长的哀号?

  pitiable adj. 〈正式〉令人怜悯的,可怜的

〔辨析〕指让人心生怜悯、值得同情的。

〔例证〕
Women and children are prone to become pitiable victims of war.
妇女和儿童很容易成为可怜的战争受害者。