pathetic學測 L5KK [pəˈθɛtɪk] ｜ /pəˈθɛtɪk/
可悲的;令人憐憫的·可憐又可鄙的;窩囊的·差到令人同情的
學測愛考,情緒細膩易誤用
The lost puppy standing alone in the rain looked so pathetic that everyone wanted to help it.
那隻獨自站在雨中的走失小狗看起來好可憐,大家都想幫助牠。
一個畫面：又心疼又皺眉
心疼看到可憐處境,忍不住心疼
皺眉覺得對方不成材,忍不住皺眉
搖頭嘆氣覺得可惜又無奈,搖頭嘆氣
義項
落淚可悲C2adjective可悲的;令人憐憫的
It was pathetic to see the tall man cry over a broken toy.
看到那個高大的男人為了一個壞掉的玩具哭,實在很可悲。
a pathetic sighta pathetic excuse
獅子窩囊C2adjective可憐又可鄙的;窩囊的
The old lion in the zoo had messy fur and looked so pathetic that people felt both pity and disgust for it.
動物園裡的老獅子毛髮凌亂,看起來十分窩囊,遊客心裡又同情又嫌棄。
a pathetic figurelook pathetic
表現淒慘C2adjective差到令人同情的
His answer on the exam was so pathetic that even the teacher felt sorry for him.
他段考的答案寫得那麼糟,連老師都替他感到可惜。
a pathetic attempta pathetic performance
片語
a pathetic excuse爛藉口 →站不住腳的爛藉口
look pathetic神情可憐 →看起來很可憐窩囊
a pathetic attempt可悲嘗試 →軟弱無力的嘗試
feel pathetic自覺可悲 →覺得自己很可悲窩囊
你會不會這樣說？
He gave a ___ excuse for being late. (pathetic / sympathetic)
看答案
pathetic
pathetic 指可悲蹩腳,sympathetic 才是有同情心,意思相反。
'The old lion in the zoo had messy fur and looked so pathetic that people felt both pity and disgust for it.' 這裡的 pathetic 最接近哪個意思?(A) 單純可悲 (B) 可憐又可鄙 (C) 差到令人同情
看答案
(B)
此句同時出現同情與嫌棄兩種情緒,對應「可憐又可鄙;窩囊的」義項。
字族
pathetically 可悲地;糟糕地