pity
n. 同情,憐憫; 仁慈
v. 同情
If you feel pity for someone, you feel very sorry for them.
He felt a sudden tender pity for her...
他突然湧起一股對她的溫柔憐憫之情。
She knew that she was an object of pity among her friends.
她知道自己是朋友同情的物件。
If you pity someone, you feel very sorry for them.
I don't know whether to hate or pity him.
我不知道該恨他,還是該同情他。
If you say that it is a pity that something is the case, you mean that you feel disappointment or regret about it.
It is a great pity that all pupils in the city cannot have the same chances...
非常遺憾的是,在這個城市裡,並非所有的學生都能獲得同樣的機會。
Pity you haven't got your car, isn't it...
可惜你還沒有車,不是嗎?
If someone shows pity, they do not harm or punish someone they have power over.
One should avoid showing too much pity...
一個人應該避免顯得太過仁慈。
She saw no pity in their faces.
她從他們的臉上看不到慈悲。
If you add more's the pity to a comment, you are expressing your disappointment or regret about something.
But my world isn't your world, more's the pity.
可惜的是,我們是兩個世界的人。
You can say for pity's sake to add emphasis to what you are saying, especially when you are annoyed or upset.
'Run, Katherine. For pity's sake run!' he screamed.
“跑,凱瑟琳,快跑!”他尖叫道。
If you take pity on someone, you feel sorry for them and help them.
No woman had ever felt the need to take pity on him before.
以前從沒有女性覺得他需要同情。
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.
The pity is that it was all completely unnecessary...
遺憾的是這完全沒有必要。
The pity of it was that the Americans didn't play cricket.
可惜的是美國人不打板球。
1. a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others;
2. an unfortunate development;
3. the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
1. share the suffering of
pity, mercy, sympathy, compassion
這些名詞均有"同情,憐憫"之意。
for pity's sake
(非正式)[表示不耐煩或做急迫的請求]天啊;發發慈悲吧
more's the pity
(非正式)不幸的是
take(或have) pity
同情,憐憫
have pity on 或 take pity on
對…表示同情
It's a pity the room has no north window and you don't get a draught.
可惜這房間沒北窗,沒有過堂風.
He looked so dispirited I took pity on him.
他那十分沮喪的樣子令我產生了憐憫.
It's a pity that Mike passed up such a good opportunity.
邁克錯過了這麼好的一個機會,真是可惜.
Pity us in our distress.
可憐可憐我們的苦難吧.
Why do you discontinue compiling your dictionary? Don't you think it a pity to give it up when it is nearly completed?
為什麼你不繼續編纂你的詞典 呢 ?功虧一簣,你不覺得可惜 嗎 ?