英语词汇“pity”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pity

/ˈpɪti

noun (plural pities)

1 [mass noun] The feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the sufferings and misfortunes of others: her voice was full of pity...

He had no pity, no compassion, no understanding of what the victims of war suffered.
Some said that to heal this rift in the Malay ground, some pity, or compassion, must be shown to Anwar.
A good number of her early poems attempt to work on the reader's sense of pity and compassion.

Synonyms

compassion, commiseration, condolence, sorrow, regret, sadness, distress, sympathy, fellow feeling, understanding, feeling, emotion

archaic ruth, rue

2 [in singular] A cause for regret or disappointment: it’s a pity you didn’t contact us first what a pity we can’t be friends...

In the end, it's a pity because the situation could have been handled a lot better and without the angst and tears.
It's such a pity, when perfectly reasonable tinned crab is available in the supermarkets!
This enforced secrecy is a pity, because Lalonde might have some useful advice to offer his cousin.

Synonyms

shame, crying shame, cause for regret/disappointment, source of regret, sad thing, unfortunate thing, bad luck, misfortune

informal crime, bummer, sin

verb (pities, pitying, pitied) [with object]

Feel sorrow for the misfortunes of: I could see from their faces that they pitied me (as adjective pitying) he gave her a pitying look...

They were pitied, but few shared empathy with their hopes and dreams.
She is pitying my cynical singledom, and I am worrying about her future.
Well, when you stop being frightened of someone and then you stop pitying them, there's not really a lot left.

Synonyms

feel sorry for, feel pity for, feel for, feel sympathy for, sympathize with, be sympathetic towards, empathize with, commiserate with, have compassion for, be compassionate towards, take pity on, be moved by, bleed for, have one's heart go out to, condole with, weep for, grieve for

Phrases

for pity's sake

more's the pity

take (or have) pity

Derivatives

pityingly

/ˈpɪtɪɪŋli

/ adverb ...

His father said pityingly, in an offhand manner, ‘I suppose you wanted to say that earlier.’
Tash looked pityingly at me and said, ‘Mel, in here we're the hipsters.’
I smile pityingly at those Johnnies-come-lately who claim they alone have the key to man's salvation.

Origin

Middle English (also in the sense 'clemency, mildness'): from Old French pite 'compassion', from Latin pietas 'piety'; compare with piety.

Latin pius meant ‘pious’(Late Middle English) but had a wider range of meanings than the word does in modern English, to include a wide range of moral qualities from being dutiful to your parents to being loyal, affectionate, compassionate, and kind. The Latin noun was pietas, and this, via French, became both pity and piety (originally used in the same sense as ‘pity’), both Middle English. Pietas also developed a medieval Latin form pitantia, which meant ‘a charitable donation’ and the meagre daily dole of food given out to monks and also to paupers. From this comes Middle English pittance.

单词	pity
释义	pity /ˈpɪti / noun (plural pities) 1 [mass noun] The feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the sufferings and misfortunes of others: her voice was full of pity... He had no pity, no compassion, no understanding of what the victims of war suffered. Some said that to heal this rift in the Malay ground, some pity, or compassion, must be shown to Anwar. A good number of her early poems attempt to work on the reader's sense of pity and compassion. Synonyms compassion, commiseration, condolence, sorrow, regret, sadness, distress, sympathy, fellow feeling, understanding, feeling, emotion archaic ruth, rue 2 [in singular] A cause for regret or disappointment: it’s a pity you didn’t contact us first what a pity we can’t be friends... In the end, it's a pity because the situation could have been handled a lot better and without the angst and tears. It's such a pity, when perfectly reasonable tinned crab is available in the supermarkets! This enforced secrecy is a pity, because Lalonde might have some useful advice to offer his cousin. Synonyms shame, crying shame, cause for regret/disappointment, source of regret, sad thing, unfortunate thing, bad luck, misfortune informal crime, bummer, sin verb (pities, pitying, pitied) [with object] Feel sorrow for the misfortunes of: I could see from their faces that they pitied me (as adjective pitying) he gave her a pitying look... They were pitied, but few shared empathy with their hopes and dreams. She is pitying my cynical singledom, and I am worrying about her future. Well, when you stop being frightened of someone and then you stop pitying them, there's not really a lot left. Synonyms feel sorry for, feel pity for, feel for, feel sympathy for, sympathize with, be sympathetic towards, empathize with, commiserate with, have compassion for, be compassionate towards, take pity on, be moved by, bleed for, have one's heart go out to, condole with, weep for, grieve for Phrases for pity's sake more's the pity take (or have) pity Derivatives pityingly /ˈpɪtɪɪŋli / adverb ... His father said pityingly, in an offhand manner, ‘I suppose you wanted to say that earlier.’ Tash looked pityingly at me and said, ‘Mel, in here we're the hipsters.’ I smile pityingly at those Johnnies-come-lately who claim they alone have the key to man's salvation. Origin Middle English (also in the sense 'clemency, mildness'): from Old French pite 'compassion', from Latin pietas 'piety'; compare with piety. Latin pius meant ‘pious’(Late Middle English) but had a wider range of meanings than the word does in modern English, to include a wide range of moral qualities from being dutiful to your parents to being loyal, affectionate, compassionate, and kind. The Latin noun was pietas, and this, via French, became both pity and piety (originally used in the same sense as ‘pity’), both Middle English. Pietas also developed a medieval Latin form pitantia, which meant ‘a charitable donation’ and the meagre daily dole of food given out to monks and also to paupers. From this comes Middle English pittance. Rhymes banditti, bitty, chitty, city, committee, ditty, gritty, intercity, kitty, megacity, nitty-gritty, Pitti, pretty, slitty, smriti, spitty, vittae, witty
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