pity

名词 n. 动词 v. 感叹词 intj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something. uncountable
    — I can't feel any pity towards the gang, who got injured while attempting to break into a flat.
  2. Feeling of contempt one has for someone who is hopelessly inferior. uncountable
  3. Something regrettable. countable,singular,singular-only
    — It's a pity you're feeling unwell because there's a party on tonight.
  4. Piety. Early,Modern,countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — Euen so on the other syde a mans harte is contrite, when it is cutte with compunction, mollified with pitie and deuotion, moued with prayers and exhortation, is affraide by threatninges, allured by kindnes, ashamed of dishonesty, geuing place to Gods inspiration, […]
动词 v.
  1. To feel pity for (someone or something). transitive
    — You have got to pity the guy - he lost his wife, mother and job in the same month.
  2. To feel contempt for someone who is hopelessly inferior. transitive
  3. To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of. regional,transitive
    — She lenger yet is like captiv'd to bee; / That even to thinke thereof it inly pitties mee.
感叹词 intj.
  1. Ellipsis of what a pity. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis

词形变化

pities plural pittie alternative,obsolete pitty alternative,obsolete pitie alternative,obsolete pities present,singular,third-person pitying participle,present pitied participle,past pitied past pittie alternative,obsolete pitty alternative,obsolete pitie alternative,obsolete pity! canonical pittie alternative,obsolete pitty alternative,obsolete pitie alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词
commiserate compassion compassionate condole feel someone's pain feel sorry for mercify pity rue take pity
上位词
be sad feel for sympathize
下位词
bepity
相关词
piety pious pity fuck comfort what a pity 憐惜

词源

词源 1
From Middle English pitye, pitie, pittye, pitee, pite, from Anglo-Norman pité, pittee etc., from Old French pitet, pitié, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and piety.
词源 2
From Middle English pitye, pitie, pittye, pitee, pite, from Anglo-Norman pité, pittee etc., from Old French pitet, pitié, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and piety.
词源 3
From Middle English pitye, pitie, pittye, pitee, pite, from Anglo-Norman pité, pittee etc., from Old French pitet, pitié, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and piety.
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