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pathetic adj.
⇨ sad (a pathetic sight) ⇨ unfortunate 2 (a pathetic excuse) sad adjective ➡ See also the entries for ⇨ unhappy 1 and ⇨ painful 2 另见unhappy条第1义和painful条第2义sad ♦︎ tragic ♦︎ pathetic ♦︎ heartbreakingThese words all describe sth that makes you feel unhappy or upset. 这些词均表示令人难过的、令人伤心的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达令人伤心的程度| sad | ➔ | tragic | ➔ | heartbreaking | | pathetic | | | | |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be sad / tragic / heartbreaking for sb◆to be sad / heartbreaking to do sth◆to be sad / tragic that...◆a sad / tragic / pathetic / heartbreaking story◆a sad / pathetic sight■ sad making you feel unhappy, especially about sth that has happened to sb/sth else （尤指其他人或事物的遭遇）令人悲哀的，让人难过的◆It was sad to see them go.看着他们离去，真让人难过。◆It is sad that so many of his paintings have been lost.他的画作遗失了那么多，真可惜。◆We had some sad news yesterday.昨天我们听到一些不幸的消息。◆The sad truth is, he never loved her.令人悲哀的是他从未爱过她。 see also sadness ⇨ grief , sad ⇨ unhappy 1 ▸ sadly adverb ◆Sadly, after eight years of marriage they had grown apart.不幸的是，结婚八年后他们日渐疏远。■ tragic / /ˈtrædʒɪk/ / making you feel very sad, usually because sb has died or suffered a lot （通常因某人过世或受苦）悲惨的，悲痛的，可悲的◆He was killed in a tragic accident at the age of 24.他24岁时在一次悲惨的事故中丧命。◆Cuts in the health service could have tragic consequences for patients.削减公共医疗卫生服务可能对病人造成不幸的后果。◆It would be tragic if her talent remained unrecognized.如果她一直怀才不遇，那就可悲了。 see also tragedy ⇨ crisis ▸ tragically adverb ◆Tragically, his wife was killed in a car accident.他的妻子在一次车祸中不幸身亡。◆He died tragically young.他英年早逝。■ pathetic / /pəˈθetɪk/ / making you feel pity or sadness 可怜的；可悲的；令人怜惜的◆The starving children were a pathetic sight.那些饥饿的孩子样子很可怜。■ heartbreaking /ˈhɑːtbreɪkɪŋ; NAmE ˈhɑːrtbreɪkɪŋ/ making you feel extremely sad 令人心碎的；让人痛心的◆It's heartbreaking to see him wasting his life like this.看到他这样虚度年华，真让人痛心。 see also heartbreak ⇨ grief , heartbroken ⇨ unhappy 1 NOTE 辨析 Tragic or heartbreaking?A tragic event is often more serious than an event that is heartbreaking: very often it will involve sb suffering or dying. However, heartbreaking usually expresses a greater degree of personal sadness. Tragic is used especially to describe terrible events that happen to other people: heartbreaking describes events that affect you personally. 形容事件时，tragic常比heartbreaking严重，经常与某人受苦或死亡有关。然而， heartbreaking所表示个人悲痛的程度更强。tragic尤用于形容发生在别人身上的不幸事件，heartbreaking则用于形容对自己有影响的事件。 unfortunate2 adjective an unfortunate person 不幸的人an unfortunate situation 令人遗憾的状况unfortunate ♦︎ pity ♦︎ a shame ♦︎ pathetic ♦︎ too bad ♦︎ sad ♦︎ sorry ♦︎ feeble ♦︎ regrettableThese words all describe things that are weak, useless or not successful, or that make you feel disappointed. 这些词均表示不奏效的、可怜的、令人遗憾的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆It's a pity / a shame / too bad about sb / sth.◆unfortunate / a pity / a shame / pathetic / too bad / regrettable that...◆an unfortunate / a pathetic / a sad / a sorry sight / story / state (of affairs)◆an unfortunate / a sad / a sorry affair / business / episode / saga / tale / plight◆rather unfortunate / a pity / a shame / pathetic / feeble / regrettable◆pretty / a bit / a little unfortunate / pathetic / feeble◆very unfortunate / feeble / regrettable◆a great / real / terrible pity / shame◆What a pity / shame.■ unfortunate that you wish had not happened or had happened differently; embarrassing and/or offensive 令人遗憾的；可惜的；令人尴尬的；不适当的◆It was unfortunate that he couldn't speak English.可惜他不会讲英语。◆It was an unfortunate choice of words.那是一种不恰当的措辞。OPP fortunate ⇨ timely ▸ unfortunately adverb ◆Unfortunately I won't be able to attend the meeting.真可惜我不能参加这次会议。■ pity noun ( usually 通常作 a pity) [singular] (especially spoken) used to say that sth is a cause for feeling sad or disappointed 令人惋惜的事；让人遗憾的事◆It's a pity that you can't stay longer.你不能再多停留些时间，真是遗憾。◆'I've lost it!' 'Oh, what a pity.'“我把东西弄丢了！”“哎呀，真可惜。”◆It seems a pity to waste this food.浪费这些食物真可惜。◆Oh, that's a pity.唉，那可真遗憾。◆It would be a great pity if you gave up now.你要是现在放弃，那就太可惜了。■ shame noun ( usually 通常作 a shame) [singular] (rather informal, especially spoken) used to say that sth is a cause for feeling sad or disappointed 令人惋惜的事；让人遗憾的事◆It's such a shame that she wasn't here to see it.真可惜她不能在这儿亲眼看看。◆What a shame they couldn't come.他们不能来了，真是遗憾。◆It would be a crying shame (= a great shame) to let all that talent go to waste.听任那样的天赋浪费掉，该多可惜。NOTE 辨析 Pity or shame?Both pity and shame are more frequent in spoken than written English, but shame is far more frequent in spoken English than pity. * pity和shame用于口语均多于书面语，但shame用于口语较pity多得多。■ pathetic / /pəˈθetɪk/ / (informal, disapproving) (of a person or their attempt to do sth) weak, useless or not successful, often in a way that makes other people not respect them （人或其做某事的尝试）无力的，无效的，不成功的（常导致他人瞧不起）◆That was an absolutely pathetic excuse.那是个极其牵强的借口。◆I know it sounds pathetic, but I can't ride a bike.我知道这听上去显得我很不济，但我真不会骑自行车。◆You're pathetic!你真窝囊！▸ pathetically adverb ◆His attempt to fool the guard was pathetically unconvincing.他企图欺骗门卫，但毫不足信。■ too bad idiom (informal, spoken) a shame; a pity 遗憾；可惜◆Too bad every day can't be as good as this.真可惜不是每一天都像今天这么好。ⓘ Too bad is often used ironically to say 'bad luck' or 'it's a shame' when you do not really mean it. * too bad常用作反语，等于说bad luck或It's a shame，实际上并无同情之意◆ (ironic) If sometimes they're the wrong decisions, too bad.如果碰巧这些决定是错误的，那可就太不幸了。 ■ sad [only before noun] (often disapproving) deserving or inviting criticism; making you feel pity 该受批评的；招致责难的；令人遗憾的◆This sad state of affairs does not have to continue.这种糟糕的局面不必继续下去。◆It's a sad fact that many of those killed were children.让人难以接受的是遇难者中很多是孩子。▸ sadly adverb ◆If you think I'm going to help you again, you're sadly mistaken.你要是以为我还会再帮你，那你就大错特错了。■ sorry [only before noun] making you feel pity or disapproval 悲惨的；破败的；可怜的◆The business is in a sorry state.公司处境堪忧。◆They were a sorry sight when they eventually got off the boat.他们最终从船上下来，一副惨兮兮的样子。NOTE 辨析 Sad or sorry?In many cases you can use either word. 在许多情况下这两个词可以通用◆a sad / sorry affair / business / episode / story / tale / saga / plight / sight糟糕的事情／生意／插曲；悲惨的小说／故事；一连串悲惨的事件；苦境；惨象However, sorry is used more often when you feel pity, and sad is used more often when you feel disapproval. Sad, but not sorry, is often used with words which refer to a sign that sth exists in a society or system: truth, reality, fact, comment, example, indictment, reflection and reminder. 不过，sorry较常表示令人感到惋惜的，sad较常表示令人不满的。sad常与反映某事物存在于某一社会或制度的词连用，如truth、reality、fact、comment、example、indictment、reflection和reminder，但sorry不能这样用。 ■ feeble (of a person or their attempt to do sth) weak, useless or not successful （人或其做某事的尝试）无力的，无效的，不成功的◆He told a few feeble jokes.他讲了几个干巴巴的笑话。◆Don't be so feeble! Tell her you don't want to go.别那么软弱！告诉她你不想去。NOTE 辨析 Pathetic or feeble? Pathetic is more informal than feeble and can show stronger disapproval or contempt (= lack of respect). * pathetic较feeble非正式，可表示更强烈的反对或蔑视。■ regrettable (formal) that you are sorry about and wish had not happened 令人惋惜的；可惜的；令人遗憾的◆It is regrettable that the police were not informed sooner.遗憾的是没有早些报警。◆The loss of jobs is highly regrettable.失去工作非常令人遗憾。▸ regrettably adverb ◆Regrettably, crime has been increasing in this area.令人遗憾的是这一地区的犯罪率在不断上升。NOTE 辨析 Unfortunate or regrettable?Both unfortunate and regrettable can be used to describe things that happen and collocates include incident, occurrence, error, consequence and tendency. However, sth that is regrettable is usually considered to have been at least partly within sb's control: the use of regrettable suggests that sb wishes to accept some blame, or blame sb else. Sth that is unfortunate is more often considered to be the result of bad luck. * unfortunate和regrettable均可描述发生之事，搭配词有incident、occurrence、error、consequence和tendency。不过，regrettable所描述之事通常被视为至少部分在某人的控制之内，意味着某人愿意为此受责，或想责怪他人。unfortunate所描述之事较常被视为运气不好所致。 |