pity

pity /'piti/
  • danh từ
    • lòng thương hại, lòng thương xót, lòng trắc ẩn
      • to take (have) pity on someone; to feel pity for someone: thương xót ai, thương hại ai, động lòng trắc ẩn đối với ai
      • for pity's sake: vì lòng thương hại
      • out of pity: vì lòng trắc ẩn
    • điều đáng thương hại, điều đáng tiếc
      • what a pity!: thật đáng tiếc!
      • the pity is that...: điều đáng tiếc là...
      • it's a thousand pities that...: rất đáng tiếc là...
  • ngoại động từ
    • thương hại, thương xót, động lòng trắc ẩn đối với
      • he is much to be pitied: thằng cha thật đáng thương hại

Xem thêm: commiseration, ruth, pathos, shame, compassion, feel for, compassionate, condole with, sympathize with



pity

Từ điển Collocation

pity noun

1 feeling of sadness for sb/sth

ADJ. immense

VERB + PITY be filled with, be full of, feel, have | show | arouse, inspire an unfortunate man who inspires pity

PREP. out of ~ I threw the child some money out of pity. | without ~ a cruel leader without pity | ~ for She was full of pity for him.

PHRASES a feeling/sense of pity, have pity on sb We begged him to have pity on us. | an object of pity Deaf people do not want to be seen as objects of pity. | take pity on sb I took pity on him and allowed him to stay.

2 a pity: sth that makes you feel disappointed

ADJ. great, real, terrible | slight

PREP. ~ about The place was lovely, but it was a pity about the weather.

PHRASES a bit of a pity, rather/such a pity That would be rather a pity, wouldn't it? | what a pity What a pity you didn't tell me earlier!


Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; commiseration, ruth, pathos

    the blind are too often objects of pity

  • an unfortunate development; shame

    it's a pity he couldn't do it

  • the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it; compassion

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

pities|pitied|pitying
syn.: compassion mercy sorrow sympathy