单词
pathetic
读音
pəˈθetɪk
美式
英式
词根
"Pathetic" 来自希腊词根 "path"，意为感情或痛苦。其他从 "path" 衍生出来的单词有 empathy（同情）, apathy（冷漠）, sympathy（同情）等。
释义
adj. 可怜的，悲哀的；感伤的；乏味的 [ 比较级 more pathetic 最高级 most pathetic ]
例句
It's ridiculous, it's pathetic, it's a joke.
这真是荒唐、可悲、可笑。
She now looked small, shrunken and pathetic.
她现在看上去瘦小而干瘪，甚是可怜。
The small group of onlookers presented a pathetic sight.
那一小群旁观者显出一幅可怜的样子。
It's ridiculous, it's pathetic, it's a joke.
这真是荒唐、可悲、可笑。
She now looked small, shrunken and pathetic.
她现在看上去瘦小而干瘪，甚是可怜。
The small group of onlookers presented a pathetic sight.
那一小群旁观者显出一幅可怜的样子。
强化记忆
你可以记住 "path" 这个词根，它和 "感情"、 "痛苦" 有关，这样就很容易记住 "pathetic" 和其他相关词汇了。"Pathetic" 这个单词首次出现在14世纪，源自法语的"pathétique"，原意为"引起情感的"，后逐渐有了现在的含义。
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Girls crying at a Justin Bieber concert?That's pathetic.And as soon as I realized this double standard,
It's like being a drunk toddler.You become pathetic.I remember just wanting to lie down and quit.
Do you remember that Loony Tunes cartoonwhere there's this pathetic coyotewho's always chasing and never catching a roadrunner?
of new vehicles sold in America,from 13 miles per gallon, absolutely pathetic,to 26 miles per gallon.
who keep singing the same songs again and again,until they become obsolete or even pathetic.That's the risk of exploitation.
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