| 单词 | pathetic |
| 释义 | Word Frequency pathetic(pəˈθɛtɪk) adjective 1. evoking or expressing pity, sympathy, etc 2. distressingly inadequate the old man sat huddled in front of a pathetic fire 3. British informal ludicrously or contemptibly uninteresting or worthless the standard of goalkeeping in amateur football today is pathetic 4. obsolete of or affecting the feelings plural noun 5. pathetic sentiments Also (archaic or obsolete): pathetical Derived forms pathetically (paˈthetically) adverb Word origin C16: from French pathétique, via Late Latin from Greek pathētikos sensitive, from pathos suffering; see pathos |
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