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单词 self-pity
释义

self-pityn.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈpɪti/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈpɪdi/
Forms: see self- prefix and pity n.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, pity n.
Etymology: < self- prefix + pity n.
Pity for oneself; esp. excessive, self-indulgent unhappiness about one's own troubles or misfortunes.
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the mind > emotion > compassion > [noun] > self-pity
self-pity1604
self-pitifulness1880
1604 S. Grahame Passionate Sparke sig. D4v My hollowe eyes bewray my restles night My Visage pale selfe pittie doth procure.
a1628 F. Greville Alaham v. ii, in Certaine Wks. (1633) 73 This innocent..With his selfe-pitty teares, drew teares from vs.
a1711 T. Ken Christophil in Wks. (1721) I. 504 Not thy pure Will, not thy nice Sense of Pain, Cou'd Self-indulgence, or Self-pity gain.
1761 J. Hawkesworth Almoran & Hamet II. xv. 60 Almoran..burst into a passionate exclamation of self pity: ‘What can I do..and whither can I turn?’
1859 A. Bain Emotions & Will viii. 135 Self-pity,..often very strong in the sentimentally selfish, but quite real in all who have any tender susceptibilities.
1899 S. R. Crockett Kit Kennedy xxx. 212 Self-pity is bad at any time. It is fatal at twelve.
1966 C. Van Heyningen & J. Berthoud Uys Krige 119 Koos..speaks with neither awe nor self-pity of his own coming death.
2009 New Scientist 17 Jan. 3/2 19 January will be..the day when we are supposedly most likely to wallow in self-pity, feeling fat, broke and washed-up.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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