pitifulness
noun[U]
formaluk/ˈpɪt.i.fəl.nəs/us/ˈpɪt̬.i.fəl.nəs/thequalityof makingpeoplefeelsympathy, or of beingfullofsympathy:
可怜;怜悯Thescenesumsup all thesadnessanddarknessand pitifulness ofhumanexistence.这一幕概括了人类生存的所有悲伤、黑暗和可怜之处。
Helookedat me with asortofdignifiedpitifulness.他用一种可怜但又带着尊严的眼神看着我。
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pitiful
- It's apitifulepisode, though put inperspectiveby thegreaterpitifulness of thewar.
- The pitifulness of hisdisabilitiescan only beappreciatedbywidereadingof hiscorrespondence.
- Sherememberedeverything good about him, andbegantoweepfor the pitifulness of hislifeanddeath.
Sympathy & compassion
- aw
- bad/hard/tough luck!idiom
- better luck next timeidiom
- bleeding heart
- cheese
- hard/tough cheese!idiom
- heart-wrenching
- heart-wrenchingly
- pitiably
- pitiful
- pitifully
- pity
- poor
- relate
- sensitivity
- sympathetic
- sympathize
- sympathy
- yourheart achesidiom
- yourheart goes out tosomeoneidiom