| 单词 | pitiful |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['pitiful] |
| 解释 | a.值得同情的，可怜的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 值得同情的，可怜的 (deserving pity) 【记】 pity（同情）+ful |
| 字源 | pitiful (adj.) c.1300, "merciful, compassionate" (implied in pitifully), from pity + -ful. Sense of "exciting or deserving pity" is from mid-15c.; that of "mean, wretched, contemptible" is 1580s. Related: Pitifulness. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】pity |
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