piteous

Word 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.

Origin piteous

(1200-1300) Old French piteus, from Latin pietas; → PITY1

词汇	piteous
释义	piteous Word 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. Origin piteous (1200-1300) Old French piteus, from Latin pietas; → PITY1
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