pity

noun

/ˈpɪti/

Word Family

pity noun verb
pitiful adjective
pitiless adjective
pitiable adjective
piteous adjective

Idioms

[singular] used to show that you are disappointed about something（用于表示失望）遗憾，可惜 synonym shame
- a pity (that…) It's a pity that you can't stay longer.你不能再多停留些时间，真是遗憾。
- ‘I've lost it!’ ‘Oh, what a pity.’“我把东西弄丢了！” “哎呀，真可惜。”
- What a pity that she didn't tell me earlier.真遗憾，她没有早点告诉我。
- This dress is really nice. Pity it's so expensive.这件连衣裙真不错，只可惜太贵了。
- Oh, that's a pity.唉，那可真遗憾。
- It would be a great pity if you gave up now.你要是现在放弃，那就太可惜了。
- a pity to do something It seems a pity to waste this food.浪费这些食物真可惜。
- That would be rather a pity, wouldn't it?那真是遗憾，是不是…
- The place was great, but it was a pity about the weather.那个地方很美，遗憾的是天气不好。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- real
preposition
- pity about
phrases
- a bit of a pity
- such a pity
- what a pity
- …
[uncountable] a sad feeling caused by the pain and troubles of others同情；怜悯
- I took pity on her and lent her the money.我同情她，就把钱借给了她。
- (formal) I beg you to have pity on him.请你可怜可怜他吧。
- I don't want your pity.我用不着你可怜。
- a look/feeling/surge of pity怜悯的表情／感觉／涌动
- pity for somebody/something I could only feel pity for what they were enduring.对他们所受的苦难我唯有同情而已。
- He had no pity for her.他不同情她。
- I threw the child some money out of pity.出于怜悯，我扔给那孩子一些钱。
- I took pity on him and allowed him to stay.我同情他，允许他留了下来。
- She was full of pity for him.她十分同情他。
- We begged him to have pity on us.我们祈求他的怜悯。
- a cruel leader without pity毫无同情心的残忍领导者
- an unfortunate man who inspires pity惹人怜悯的不幸男子
- She experienced a sudden feeling of pity for the young man.她突然对这个年轻人产生了同情。
Topics Feelingsc1
Collocations Dictionary
verb + pity
- be filled with
- be full of
- feel
- …
preposition
- out of pity
- without pity
- pity for
- …
phrases
- a feeling of pity
- a sense of pity
- have pity on somebody
- …

词源Middle English (also in the sense ‘clemency, mildness’): from Old French pite ‘compassion’, from Latin pietas ‘piety’; compare with piety.

Idioms

more’s the pity

(informal) unfortunately不幸地
- ‘Was the bicycle insured?’ ‘No, more's the pity!’“自行车上保险没有？” “没有。真倒霉！”

pity

verb

/ˈpɪti/

not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they pity	/ˈpɪti/ /ˈpɪti/
he / she / it pities	/ˈpɪtiz/ /ˈpɪtiz/
past simple pitied	/ˈpɪtid/ /ˈpɪtid/
past participle pitied	/ˈpɪtid/ /ˈpɪtid/
past simple pitying	/ˈpɪtiɪŋ/ /ˈpɪtiɪŋ/
past participle pitying	/ˈpɪtiɪŋ/ /ˈpɪtiɪŋ/

to feel sorry for somebody because of their situation; to feel pity for somebody同情；怜悯；可怜
- pity somebody He pitied people who were stuck in dead-end jobs.他很同情那些工作上毫无前途的人。
- Compulsive gamblers are more to be pitied than condemned.对嗜赌成瘾者要多些同情，少些谴责。
- pity somebody doing something I pity her having to work such long hours.她不得不加班加点工作，真让我同情。
Topics Feelingsb2
词源Middle English (also in the sense ‘clemency, mildness’): from Old French pite ‘compassion’, from Latin pietas ‘piety’; compare with piety.