释义
[ self-pit -ee, self - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌsɛlfˈpɪt i, ˈsɛlf- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun pity for oneself, especially a self-indulgent attitude concerning one's own difficulties, hardships, etc.: We must resist yielding to self-pity and carry on as best we can.
Origin of self-pity First recorded in 1615–25
OTHER WORDS FROM self-pity self-pit·y·ing, adjective self-pit·y·ing·ly, adverb Words nearby self-pity self-opinion, self-opinionated, self-paced, self-parody, self-perpetuating, self-pity , self-plagiarism, self-poised, self-pollinate, self-pollination, self-portrait
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Example sentences from the Web for self-pity He drained the wine from the tumbler and turned away from the window, and there was no self-pity in his gravelly voice.
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Also, the lack of self-pity was part of the ideology when I grew up.
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Kandynce remained where she was and evidenced not a twinge of self-pity .
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It is a potential firelighter of vanity, self-pity and logorrhoeic dullness.
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Out of self-pity , he responded, “No woman would kill herself for me.”
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For pictured there in place of depression, self-pity , troubling self-consciousness, she found sparkle and joy.
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Self-pity , except as the most transient emotion, was well nigh impossible to her.
Mrs. Thompson | William Babington Maxwell
The wear and tear of labour and intellect go on without pause or self-pity .
Meteorology | J. G. M'Pherson
For the first time for many years he seemed moved with self-pity .
Roumanian Stories | Various
As these pictures flashed before the eye of memory she looked at her father quietly, without a word of defense or self-pity .
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British Dictionary definitions for self-pity noun the act or state of pitying oneself, esp in an exaggerated or self-indulgent manner
Derived forms of self-pity self-pitying , adjective self-pityingly , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012