单词 | pathos |
释义 | pathos (peɪθɒs ) uncountable noun Pathos is a quality in a situation, film, or play that makes people feel sadness and pity. ...the pathos of man's isolation. [+ of] With touching pathos he described the pangs of hunger. Synonyms: sadness, poignancy, plaintiveness, pitifulness Collocations: genuine pathos Equal measures of genuine pathos and wry humour from someone who has seen it all. The Sun Seemingly disparate ingredients - haute cuisine, creative fulfilment, rodents - come together in a symphony of brilliantly realised action sequences, comic set-pieces and genuine pathos. Times, Sunday Times But with the dying prince's memories the book picks up pace and genuine pathos as it heads towards an inevitably tragic conclusion. The Times Literary Supplement His poetry shows a nimble ironist who cut genuine pathos with bold deadpan bathos - they co-exist. The Times Literary Supplement There was genuine pathos in this meeting of two lame-duck leaders. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 令人感伤的特质情形、电影或戏剧中 Japanese: 悲劇的要素 |
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