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英语“pathetic ”的音标_意思 _翻译_用法_例句

更新时间:2026-06-14 07:39:53   栏目: 教育

pathetic 的音标为英 [pəˈθetɪk]、美 [pəˈθetɪk],作为形容词,核心含义是 “可怜的;可悲的;令人怜悯的”,也可表示“差劲的;无价值的”,带有较强的情感色彩。该词源自希腊语“pathos”(情感、痛苦),最初与悲剧相关,现多用来描述弱小、无助或令人失望的人或事物。

用法与搭配

描述人/动物的可怜状态
指因弱小、悲惨或无助引发同情,如饥饿的儿童、孤独的老人等。

The starving children were a pathetic sight.(饥饿的儿童看起来凄惨可怜。)

She now looked small, shrunken and pathetic.(她如今瘦小枯槁,模样可怜。)

表示“差劲的;不足的”
用于批评某人/某事能力低下、令人失望,含轻蔑意味。

She dances well, but as a singer, she is pathetic.(她跳舞很棒,但唱歌却很差劲。)

What pathetic excuses!(多差劲的借口!)

常见搭配

动词+patheticlook pathetic(看起来可怜)、sound pathetic(听起来可悲)

名词+patheticpathetic attempt(徒劳的尝试)、pathetic sight(凄惨景象)

副词修饰pathetically thin(瘦得可怜)、pathetically small(少得可怜)

例句

The small group of onlookers presented a pathetic sight.(那一小群旁观者显得十分可怜。)

It's pathetic that grown men have to resort to violence like this.(成年人竟要如此诉诸暴力,真可悲。)

He made a pathetic attempt to explain his mistakes.(他为自己的错误做了一番可悲的辩解。)

The team's performance was pathetic—they lost by 10 goals.(这支队伍的表现糟透了,输了10个球。)

She looked at him with pathetic eyes, begging for help.(她用可怜的眼神看着他,恳求帮助。)

Five women in a group of 18 people is a pathetically small number.(18人小组中只有5名女性,少得可怜。)

Critics who are guided by money are pathetic.(被金钱左右的影评人真可悲。)

The once-grand theater now stands in a pathetic state of disrepair.(这座曾经宏伟的剧院如今破败不堪,令人唏嘘。)

You're nothing but a pathetic fool.(你不过是个可怜的傻瓜。)

It's pathetic to watch her health deteriorate day by day.(看着她的健康状况日益恶化,真令人难过。)

提示:使用时需注意语境,描述他人“可怜”时可能隐含贬义,而描述客观困境(如饥荒、疾病)则侧重同情