pity 音标拼音: [p'ɪti]
n . 遗憾,同情,怜悯,憾事,可惜
vt . 同情,怜悯
vi . 可怜
遗憾,同情,怜悯,憾事,可惜同情,怜悯可怜
pity n 1 :
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others ; "
the blind are too often objects of pity " [
synonym :
{
commiseration }, {
pity }, {
ruth }, {
pathos }]
2 :
an unfortunate development ; "
it '
s a pity he couldn '
t do it "
[
synonym : {
pity }, {
shame }]
3 :
the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it [
synonym : {
compassion },
{
pity }]
v 1 :
share the suffering of [
synonym : {
feel for }, {
pity },
{
compassionate }, {
condole with }, {
sympathize with }]
Pity \
Pit "
y \,
n .;
pl . {
Pities }. [
OE .
pite ,
OF .
pit ['
e ],
piti ['
e ],
F .
piti ['
e ],
L .
pietas piety ,
kindness ,
pity .
See {
Pious },
and cf . {
Piety }.]
1 .
Piety . [
Obs .] --
Wyclif .
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2 .
A feeling for the sufferings or distresses of another or others ;
sympathy with the grief or misery of another ;
compassion ;
fellow -
feeling ;
commiseration .
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He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord . --
Prov .
xix .
17 .
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He . . .
has no more pity in him than a dog . --
Shak .
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3 .
A reason or cause of pity ,
grief ,
or regret ;
a thing to be regretted . "
The more the pity ." --
Shak .
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What pity is it That we can die but once to serve our country !
--
Addison .
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Note :
In this sense ,
sometimes used in the plural ,
especially in the colloquialism : "
It is a thousand pities ."
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Syn :
Compassion ;
mercy ;
commiseration ;
condolence ;
sympathy ,
fellow -
suffering ;
fellow -
feeling . -- {
Pity }, {
Sympathy },
{
Compassion }.
Sympathy is literally fellow -
feeling ,
and therefore requiers a certain degree of equality in situation ,
circumstances ,
etc .,
to its fullest exercise .
Compassion is deep tenderness for another under severe or inevitable misfortune .
Pity regards its object not only as suffering ,
but weak ,
and hence as inferior .
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Pity \
Pit "
y \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Pitied };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Pitying }.]
1 .
To feel pity or compassion for ;
to have sympathy with ;
to compassionate ;
to commiserate ;
to have tender feelings toward (
any one ),
awakened by a knowledge of suffering .
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Like as a father pitieth his children ,
so the Lord pitieth them that fear him . --
Ps .
ciii .
13 .
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2 .
To move to pity ; --
used impersonally . [
Obs .]
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It pitieth them to see her in the dust . --
Bk .
of Com .
Prayer .
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Pity \
Pit "
y \,
v .
i .
To be compassionate ;
to show pity .
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I will not pity ,
nor spare ,
nor have mercy . --
Jer .
xiii .
14 .
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65 Moby Thesaurus words for "
pity ":
abomination ,
acceptance ,
ache ,
atrocity ,
be sorry for ,
bleed ,
bleed for ,
chanty ,
clemency ,
clementness ,
commiserate ,
commiseration ,
compassion ,
compassionate ,
condole with ,
condolence ,
crime ,
dejection ,
desecration ,
disgrace ,
distress ,
easiness ,
easygoingness ,
feel ,
feel for ,
feel sorrow for ,
feel sorry for ,
forbearance ,
forbearing ,
gentleness ,
humaneness ,
humanity ,
ignominy ,
infamy ,
lament for ,
laxness ,
lenience ,
leniency ,
lenientness ,
lenity ,
melancholy ,
mercifulness ,
mercy ,
mildness ,
misfortune ,
moderateness ,
patience ,
profanation ,
rue ,
ruth ,
sacrilege ,
sadness ,
scandal ,
shame ,
sin ,
softness ,
sorrow ,
sympathize ,
sympathize with ,
sympathy ,
tenderness ,
terrible thing ,
tolerance ,
violation ,
weep for
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