| 释义 |
pit·y /ˈpɪtɪ/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 同情，怜悯；可怜
get sb.'s pity 得到某人的同情
be filled with pity for sb. 怜悯某人
I feel no pity for you at all. 我一点都不可怜你。
He felt pity for a man so ignorant. 他为这样无知的人感到可悲。
2. 可惜，遗憾；可惜的事，遗憾事；可惜(或遗憾)的原因
What a pity (it is) to waste the food! 把这些食物浪费掉多可惜!
What a pity she isn't here! 她不在这里，真遗憾。
Pity (或 It is a pity) that you should have to leave. 你非走不可真是遗憾。
A pity (或 I think it a pity) to spoil their fun. 扫他们的兴真是件憾事。
It is a thousand pities that ... 遗憾之极的是…
The pity is that ... 遗憾的是…(或：可惜…)
II ❶ vt.
同情，怜悯；可怜(常含鄙视意)
I pity him, poor fellow. 可怜的人，我真同情他。
If there's someone to be pitied, it's you. 再没有人比你更值得怜悯的了。
I pity you if you can't answer such a simple question. 如果你连如此简单的问题都回答不出，那你真是太可怜了。
❷ vi.
有同情心，有怜悯心，觉得可怜
[< OFr pité < L pietās piety, pity, duty < pīus pious] phr. for pity's sake [表示惊奇、恼怒、不快、请求等]天啊；发发慈悲吧 For pity's sake be quiet. 行行好，安静一点吧! have (或 take) pity on sb. 同情某人，怜悯某人 in pity (of) (对…)同情的 (地)in pity of sb.'s sad fate 对某人的悲惨命运满怀同情的(地) more's the pity 〈口〉[多作插入语]不幸的是 He's got a bad reputation, and it's true, more's the pity. 他名声不好，更加糟糕的是，其恶名与恶行相符。out of pity 出于同情的 (地)give a beggar a few coins out of pity 出于同情给乞丐几个子儿 |