| 词汇 | piteous |
| 释义 | piteousWord family adverbpiteouslyadjectivepiteousnounpiteousness pit·e·ous /ˈpɪtiəs/ adjectiveadj literary SYMPATHIZEexpressing suffering and sadness in a way that makes you feel pity 可怜的，让人怜悯的 She gave a long piteous cry. 她发出了一声长长的哀号。 —piteously adverbadv Examples from the Corpus piteous• The massacre was shameful, the losses piteous.• the piteous cries of hungry children• A piteous cry revealed the occupants' identity.• Nor did he have to present himself as piteous in order to feed his everlasting hunger for sympathy.• Angry, snarling crying; piteous moaning.• But finally she is apparently moved by the piteous sight of the distressed supplicant and laboriously counts out 995 roubles change.• Irritable, piteous wailing, even a snarling cry.• Grin stood at the top of the stairway and let out a piteous yowl. (1200-1300) Old French piteus, from Latin pietas; → PITY1 |
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