pity, mercy, sympathy, compassion

名詞 pity:

1. a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
   同義詞：commiseration, ruth, pathos
2. an unfortunate development
   同義詞：shame
3. the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
   同義詞：compassion

動(dòng)詞 pity:

1. share the suffering of
   同義詞：feel for, compassionate, condole with, sympathize with

1. He lay helpless in the street under the pitying gaze of the bystanders.
   他零零地躺在路邊，旁觀的人都投以憐憫的目光。
2. We took pity on the homeless girl and took her into our house.
   我們同情這個(gè)無家可歸的女孩，讓她住進(jìn)了我們的屋子里。
3. It's a pity that you can't come to the party.
   你不能來參加這次聚會(huì)，真可惜。
4. I pity anyone who has to feed a family on such a low income.
   我同情任何需要以如此微薄的收入養(yǎng)活全家的人。

pit.y

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 pit.ies
Sympathy and sorrow aroused by the misfortune or suffering of another.
同情，憐憫：對(duì)他人所受的不幸或遭遇產(chǎn)生的同情和悲哀
A matter of regret:
可惜，遺憾，遺憾的事：
例句：
It`s a pity she can`t attend the reception.
她不能參加招待會(huì)，真是遺憾

v.（動(dòng)詞）
pit.ied,pit.y.ing,pit.ies
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To feel pity for.
同情，可憐
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To feel pity.
覺得可憐，同情

<習(xí)慣用語>have pity on 或
take pity on
To show compassion for.
對(duì)…表示同情
來源：
Middle English pite
中古英語 pite
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin piet3s [piety, compassion]
源自 拉丁語 piet3s [憐憫，同情]
from pius [dutiful]
源自 pius [有責(zé)任心的]

【引伸】
pit.yingly
adv.（副詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>pity,compassion,commiseration,sympathy,condolence,empathyThese nouns signify sympathetic, kindly concern aroused by the misfortune, affliction, or suffering of another.
這些名詞都表示對(duì)別人的不幸、痛苦或困難表示同情或善意的關(guān)注。
Pity often implies a feeling of sorrowthat inclines one to help or to show mercy:
Pity 常表示一種痛苦的感情，使得某人因此想幫助或表示憐憫：
例句：
.Pity is the feeling which arrests the mind in the presence of whatsoever is grave and constant in human sufferings and unites it with the human sufferer. (James Joyce).
.憐憫是一種感情，它在人類苦難中的莊嚴(yán)的和不變的事物出現(xiàn)時(shí)征服人的理智，并將之與受難者連成同心結(jié). （詹姆斯·喬伊斯）。

Compassion denotes deep awareness of the suffering of another and the wish to relieve it:
Compassion 表示對(duì)他人困苦的深切體會(huì)并希望別人解脫：
例句：
.Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism. (Hubert H. Humphrey).
.同情并非缺點(diǎn)，為不幸者著想并不等于社會(huì)主義. （休伯特·H·哈姆福里）。

Commiseration signifies the expression of pity or sorrow:
Commiseration 表示憐憫或悲傷的心情：
例句：
.They not unfrequently wonder why, from being born blind, they should be held to be objects of commiseration. (Benjamin C. Brodie).
.他們經(jīng)常想問，為什么他們生來就是瞎子，就該成為被人可憐的對(duì)象. （本杰明·C·布羅得）。

Sympathy as it is compared here denotes the act of or capacity for sharing in the sorrows or troubles of another:
Sympathy 與上面的詞語相比，更強(qiáng)調(diào)與在受苦受難中的其他人共同分憂的能力或行為：
例句：
.They had little sympathy to spare for their unfortunate enemies. (William Hickling Prescott).
.他們一點(diǎn)也不同情他們不幸的敵人. （威廉·希克林·普萊斯哥特）。

Condolence is a formal, conventional expression of pity,usually to relatives upon a death:
Condolence 是一種正式傳統(tǒng)地表達(dá).可憐.的方式，常與死亡連在一起：
例句：
We extended our condolences to the bereaved family.
我們向死難者的家人表示哀悼：

Empathy is a vicarious identification with and understanding of another`s situation, feelings, and motives:
Empathy 是一種對(duì)他人的處境、感情或動(dòng)機(jī)的認(rèn)同和理解：
例句：
Empathy for the criminal`s childhood misery does not imply exoneration of the crimes he committed as an adult.
對(duì)罪犯悲慘的童年表示憐憫不等于可以免除他長大成人后所犯的罪