commiserate
/kəˈmɪzəreɪt/verb
no obj.
1- express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathize表示同情(或怜悯); 感觉同情(或怜悯):
she went over to commiserate with Rose on her unfortunate circumstances.
她转而对罗兹的不幸处境表示同情。
1.1
- with obj. archaic feel, show, or express pity for (someone)〈古〉同情, 怜悯:
she did not exult in her rival's fall, but, on the contrary, commiserated her.
她不但没有因为对手的失败而幸灾乐祸, 相反, 她还同情她。
派生词
commiseration
nouncommiserative
adjective词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin commiserat- 'commiserated', from the verb commiserari, from com- 'with' + miserari 'to lament' (from miser 'wretched').