- 词义辨析
pity, compassion, mercy, sympathy
这组词都有“同情”或“可怜”的意思。它们的区别在于:pity通常只表示内心感到难过或同情,少给予帮助; sympathy指“同情心”或“恻隐之心”,强调共同分担,进而对某种经历或遭遇引起共鸣; compassion指“同情心”,强调由于理解而同情,并主动给予帮助,常常指通过自身痛苦或不幸而同情别人; mercy指“仁慈”或“怜悯”,含有主动救助别人脱离苦难之义。例如:
It is a pity that such an ability as him should be employed about such trifle matters.真可惜,像他这样有才能的人竟然被用来做这类琐事。
Her own experiences had taught her to have compassion for misunderstood children.她自身的遭遇使她认识到应对那些受到误解的孩子予以同情。
The criminal pleaded with the jury for mercy.犯人恳求陪审团宽恕他。
He was moved with sympathy.他动了恻隐之心。
pity，mercy，sympathy，compassion
这些名词均有“同情、怜悯”之意。
pity指对弱者、不幸者所表示的怜惜之情。
mercy侧重指对应受惩罚或地位卑下者的慈悲或怜悯。
sympathy普通常用词，含义广。指志趣、看法上的一致，也指感情相投，带有深深的恻隐之心的亲切之情。
compassion较正式较庄重用词，指对同等人的同情与理解，常含急切愿意帮忙的意味。
- 近义词
- 反义词
- charityn.慈善机构(或组织);赈济;宽容;
- crimen.罪行，犯罪活动;严重错误，罪过;
- kindnessn.仁慈，善行;友好的行为;
- mercyn.宽容;怜悯;幸运;侥幸;
- misfortunen.不幸，厄运;灾难;不幸事故;
- shamen.羞耻，惭愧;耻辱;让人遗憾的事;
- sinn.违背宗教[道德原则]的恶行;罪恶，罪孽;过错，罪过;愚蠢的事，可耻的事;
- absolvevt.宣告…无罪，赦免…的罪行，宽恕…的罪行;不受责难，免除责任 [义务] ,开脱（罪责）;
- forgivev.原谅，宽恕;免除(债务);
- pardonvt.宽恕;原谅;赦免;劳驾;
- sympathize with同情，支持;惋惜;矜;
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- 双语例句 更多例句
While wary of being interrogated, he felt even more wary of being pitied or lectured to.
他这时候怕人盘问, 更怕人怜悯或教训.
汉英文学 - 围城
我很同情里德小姐的不幸遭遇, 她通常很是消沉, 难得有时高兴, 避免与人接触.
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When drunk and broke, he neither hated nor pitied her but came back to demand money.
赶到他喝了酒,而手里没了钱, 他不恨了,也不可怜了,他回来跟她要钱.
汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
The world , which, as I have said, appreciated him, pitied him too much to be ironical.
正象前面说的那样, 人们敬爱他, 怜悯他,对他并无讥讽的意思.
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Qua father, he pitied the young man; qua judge, he condemned him.
作为人之父, 他同情那个年轻人; 作为法官, 他将他定罪.
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- 相关词组
- look at one's image in the mirror and pity oneself顾影自怜；山鸡舞镜
- beg for pity乞怜;
- pity in可怜…, 同情…
- without pity没有怜悯；毫无同情之心...；毫无同情之心
- have pity for惋惜；怜惜;
- Time Without Pity[电影]岁月无情;
- It's a pity可惜
- bewail the times and pity the people悲天悯人
- love dearly and have pity for疼惜
- what a pity太遗憾了;
- take pity on the poor and the old怜贫惜老
- a pityn.遗憾;
- feel pity悲;
- one's heart against pity心如铁石;
- ask for pity乞哀告怜
- pity forv.怜悯某人;
- bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind悲天悯人
- out of pity出于同情;
- take pity on同情;
- have pity on同情（某人）;大发慈悲;
- 今日热词
- 热门搜索
- snap-fit 卡扣;卡扣配合;扣合
- family name n.姓;
- insect n.昆虫;
- arrow n.矢，箭;箭状物;箭头记号;[天]天箭座;
- bind v.使紧密联系，结合;约束;捆绑;装订;n.窘境;令人不快的事物;
- bili 胆汁;【医】bilirubin 胆红素，胆红质;比莉
- sunny adj.和煦的：照到阳光的;快活的，性情开朗亲切的;
- avenue n. 林荫路;大街;途径，手段;〈美〉（南北向）街道;
- vacation n.假期;休假;休庭期;v.度假;
- nervous system n.神经系统;
- lose v.输掉;遗失;损失;被夺去;减轻;不明白;逃脱;浪费（时间）;走慢;删掉;亏损;
- approve vt.& vi.赞成，同意;vt.批准;认可;核准;为…提供证据;
