pathetic

adjective

/pəˈθetɪk/

making you feel sad 可怜的；可悲的；令人怜惜的synonym pitiful
- a pathetic and lonely old man可怜又孤独的老翁
- The starving children were a pathetic sight.饥饿的儿童看起来是一幅凄惨的景象。
- There was something a little pathetic about her.她有点可怜。
- She thought he looked a pathetic figure of a man.她认为他看上去是个可悲的男人。
(informal, disapproving) weak and not successful无力的；不成功的 synonym feeble
- a pathetic excuse牵强的借口
- She made a pathetic attempt to smile.她勉强地微微一笑。
- I know it sounds pathetic, but I can’t ride a bike.我知道这听上去显得我很不济，但我真不会骑自行车。
- You're pathetic!你真是没用！
- The whole thing is absolutely pathetic.整件事绝对可悲。
- What a pathetic little wimp you are, Graham!格雷厄姆，你真是个可怜的小孬种！
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

词源late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘affecting the emotions’): via late Latin from Greek pathētikos ‘sensitive’, based on pathos ‘suffering’.

词汇	pathetic
释义	pathetic adjective /pəˈθetɪk/ /pəˈθetɪk/ making you feel sad 可怜的；可悲的；令人怜惜的synonym pitiful a pathetic and lonely old man可怜又孤独的老翁 The starving children were a pathetic sight.饥饿的儿童看起来是一幅凄惨的景象。 There was something a little pathetic about her.她有点可怜。 She thought he looked a pathetic figure of a man.她认为他看上去是个可悲的男人。 (informal, disapproving) weak and not successful无力的；不成功的 synonym feeble a pathetic excuse牵强的借口 She made a pathetic attempt to smile.她勉强地微微一笑。 I know it sounds pathetic, but I can’t ride a bike.我知道这听上去显得我很不济，但我真不会骑自行车。 You're pathetic!你真是没用！ The whole thing is absolutely pathetic.整件事绝对可悲。 What a pathetic little wimp you are, Graham!格雷厄姆，你真是个可怜的小孬种！ Topics Difficulty and failurec2 词源late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘affecting the emotions’): via late Latin from Greek pathētikos ‘sensitive’, based on pathos ‘suffering’.
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