单词 | empathy |
释义 | empathy/ˈɛmpəθi /noun [mass noun] The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.Such a metaphor betrays a complete lack of understanding, of empathy with Victorian culture....
UsagePeople often confuse the words empathy and sympathy. Empathy means ‘the ability to understand and share the feelings of another’ (as in both authors have the skill to make you feel empathy with their heroines), whereas sympathy means ‘feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else’s misfortune’ (as in they had great sympathy for the flood victims). DerivativesempathistOriginEarly 20th century: from Greek empatheia (from em- 'in' + pathos 'feeling') translating German Einfühlung.
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