pathos
noun /ˈpeɪθɒs/
/ˈpeɪθɑːs/
[uncountable]- (in writing, speech and plays
) the power of a performance, description, etc. to make you feel sympathy or be sad文章、讲话和戏剧 感染力;令人产生悲悯共鸣的力量 - The scene was full of pathos.
这一幕充满了悲怆。
词源mid 17th cent.: from Greek pathos ‘suffering’; related to paskhein ‘suffer’ and penthos ‘grief’. - The scene was full of pathos.