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单词 ruth
释义 ruth
\ˈrüth\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English rewthe, routhe, ruthe, from ruen, rewen to rue — more at rue
1. : sorrow for the misery of another : pity, mercy, compassion
 < is there no pity, no relenting ruth — Robert Burns >
 < pounced on the snails without ruth and trampled them — Josephine Pinckney >
2. : sorrow for one's own faults : sadness, distress, remorse
 < I seek … not in ruth, to curse and deny your truth — Matthew Arnold >
3. : a reason or cause for ruth : a pitiful sight : a sad thing
 < the ruth of a young man's dying in war — Bernard DeVoto >
Synonyms: see sympathy
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