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单词 pathos
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pathos
noun[U]
literary
uk
/ˈpeɪ.θɒs/us
/ˈpeɪ.θɑːs/
thepowerof aperson,situation,pieceof writing, orworkofarttocausefeelingsofsadness,especiallybecausepeoplefeelsympathy:
（境况、文章、艺术品或人的）感染力
There's a pathos in hisperformancewhich he neverletsslideintosentimentality.他的表演有一种感染力，而他从不让这种感染力变成过分的感伤。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sympathy & compassion
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  • cheese
  • hard/tough cheese!idiom
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  • heart-wrenchingly
  • pitiful
  • pitifully
  • pitifulness
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  • poor
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  • sensitivity
  • sympathetic
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  • yourheart achesidiom
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(Definition ofpathosfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

pathos| American Dictionary

pathos
noun[U]
us
/ˈpeɪ·θɑs,-θoʊs,-θɔs/
aqualityinlifeorartthatcausesfeelingsofsadnessorsympathy:
Thedyinggirl’sspeechgeneratesgenuinepathos.
(Definition ofpathosfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpathos

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The vainpathosof the tortoises' courtship was reinforced by their superficial appearance.
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If the ending is ultimately and abruptly happy, thepathoslingers.
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He reveals something of thepathosof the religiously committed intellectual, caught in the current of modernism.
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The tone is confident, and lacks any hint of hesitancy or uncertainty which might suggestpathos.
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Particularly appreciated was thepathosof the narrative, the realism of the setting and the poignancy of the acting performances.
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Yet the tone of this song remains cool and unruffled, ironically detached from the humanpathosit portrays.
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The record noises become abstract at one level but remain connected to thepathosof ageing technology.
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His death has greatpathos, but is not tragic.
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The lines are full ofpathoswhen she tries to put her dream into words.
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The simplest of these levels, of course, is the imitation of thepathos-laden gestures of elevated speech.
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Certainly there are moments of greatpathosand drama.
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Steerforth's hold is often couched in terms that link it with thepathosof writing and of the retrospective glance of the narrative.
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What is interesting is that he makes quite conventional acknowledgments to his family, thus falling unconsciously into the verypathoshe is intent on avoiding.
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Thepathosof the instrument, rather than the virtuosity of the performer, is what is emphasised here.
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They are scenes of privatepathos, and the struggle with love and destiny.
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