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美: ['pɪtɪfəl]
英: ['pɪtɪfʊl; -f(ə)l]
adj. 可怜的，令人同情的
最后更新时间:2025-04-25 17:06:05
词源分析：pitiful由“pit(y)”（可怜）和“-ful”（充满…的）两个部分构成。词根“pit”源于古法语“piteus”，意指“可怜的”。
历史背景：pitiful一词首次使用于中世纪英语中，通常用于描述令人感到怜悯的情境或人物。
课本：在*的英语教材中，pitiful可能出现在初中或高中的课本中。牛津和美国的教材中，可能出现在高中阶段的阅读理解和写作练中。
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特殊场合：在心理学或社会学的讨论中，pitiful可用于描述某种情感状态或社会现象，如：“The pitiful conditions of the homeless are often overlooked.”（无家可归者的悲惨境遇常常被忽视。）
The pitiful state of the abandoned puppy moved everyone in the shelter.
She gave a pitiful cry when she realized she had lost her favorite toy.
His pitiful excuses for being late didn’t convince anyone.
The pitiful performance left the audience feeling disappointed.
In the documentary, the filmmaker highlighted the pitiful living conditions in some communities.
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[ADJ] Someone or something that is pitiful is so sad, weak, or small that you feel pity for them. 令人同情的; 可怜的
例：He sounded both pitiful and eager to get what he wanted.他听上去可怜兮兮地迫切想得到他所想要的。
[ADV] pitifully 令人同情地; 可怜地
例：His legs were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk.他的双腿和他魁梧的上身相比细得可怜。
[[表不满]] If you describe something as pitiful, you mean that it is completely inadequate. 极度欠缺的
例：The choice is pitiful and the quality of some of the products is very low.选择余地很小，而且有些产品的质量很差。
[ADV] pitifully 极度欠缺地
例：State help for the mentally handicapped is pitifully inadequate.国家对智障者的帮助少得可怜。