英语词汇“empathy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Use empathy if you're looking for a noun meaning "the ability to identify with another's feelings."

When Bill Clinton famously told people "I feel your pain" during his 1992 election campaign, some praised and others ridiculed him for displaying empathy, the sharing or understanding of feelings. Empathy is different from sympathy, which is pity or sorrow for others' misfortunes. They share a common root in -pathy, from the Greek pathos, "feeling." Where they differ is in their prefixes: sym- means "with," while em- means "in." If you can empathize with someone, it's because you have been in their place: you've "walked a mile in their shoes," as the saying goes.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

empathy / sympathy

Empathy is heartbreaking — you experience other people's pain and joy. Sympathy is easier because you just have to feel sorry for someone. Send a sympathy card if someone's cat died; feel empathy if your cat died, too.

Empathy was first used to describe how a viewer's appreciation of art depends on her ability to project her personality onto the art. These days it applies to anything you can basically "project your personality" on. When you feel what someone else feels, that's empathy. It's a good skill for doctors, actors, and characters from Star Trek:

Nearly all medical schools teach the importance of listening to patients and showing empathy. (New York Times)

"I've always thought of acting as more of an exercise in empathy." (Edward Norton)

In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Commander Deanna Troi was an empath: she could psychically sense other people's emotions. She experienced their emotions as they did.

Sympathy is an older word, from the Greek sympatheia, for "having a fellow feeling." It's a snuggly, comforting word. It's nice to get sympathy if you're feeling under the weather. To feel sympathy for someone is to feel bad for them:

This has already proved effective at drawing attention and sympathy. (Slate)

Police show no sympathy for "polite bandit." (Chicago Tribune)

So many dramas resort to cadging sympathy for their troubled characters by killing off loved ones. (Time)

If you're feeling empathy, you're in (em) the feeling. If it's sympathy, you're feeling sorry for someone.

WORD FAMILY

empathy: empathetic, empathies, empathise, empathize+/empathetic: empathetically/empathize: empathized, empathizes, empathizing

USAGE EXAMPLES

The magazine article did an excellent job of presenting the complex issue of “mass shooter preparedness training” with empathy, intelligence and a lack of judgment.

Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016)

One thing that seems to be common in people with Down’s syndrome is a high level of emotional intelligence and incredible empathy.

The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)

Sanders is right to slam the author for compartmentalizing empathy.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

n understanding and entering into another's feelings

Hyper

fellow feeling, sympathy

sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)

单词	empathy
释义	empathy (once / 5786 pages) n Use empathy if you're looking for a noun meaning "the ability to identify with another's feelings." When Bill Clinton famously told people "I feel your pain" during his 1992 election campaign, some praised and others ridiculed him for displaying empathy, the sharing or understanding of feelings. Empathy is different from sympathy, which is pity or sorrow for others' misfortunes. They share a common root in -pathy, from the Greek pathos, "feeling." Where they differ is in their prefixes: sym- means "with," while em- means "in." If you can empathize with someone, it's because you have been in their place: you've "walked a mile in their shoes," as the saying goes. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS empathy / sympathy Empathy is heartbreaking — you experience other people's pain and joy. Sympathy is easier because you just have to feel sorry for someone. Send a sympathy card if someone's cat died; feel empathy if your cat died, too. Empathy was first used to describe how a viewer's appreciation of art depends on her ability to project her personality onto the art. These days it applies to anything you can basically "project your personality" on. When you feel what someone else feels, that's empathy. It's a good skill for doctors, actors, and characters from Star Trek: Nearly all medical schools teach the importance of listening to patients and showing empathy. (New York Times) "I've always thought of acting as more of an exercise in empathy." (Edward Norton) In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Commander Deanna Troi was an empath: she could psychically sense other people's emotions. She experienced their emotions as they did. Sympathy is an older word, from the Greek sympatheia, for "having a fellow feeling." It's a snuggly, comforting word. It's nice to get sympathy if you're feeling under the weather. To feel sympathy for someone is to feel bad for them: This has already proved effective at drawing attention and sympathy. (Slate) Police show no sympathy for "polite bandit." (Chicago Tribune) So many dramas resort to cadging sympathy for their troubled characters by killing off loved ones. (Time) If you're feeling empathy, you're in (em) the feeling. If it's sympathy, you're feeling sorry for someone. WORD FAMILY empathy: empathetic, empathies, empathise, empathize+/empathetic: empathetically/empathize: empathized, empathizes, empathizing USAGE EXAMPLES The magazine article did an excellent job of presenting the complex issue of “mass shooter preparedness training” with empathy, intelligence and a lack of judgment. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) One thing that seems to be common in people with Down’s syndrome is a high level of emotional intelligence and incredible empathy. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Sanders is right to slam the author for compartmentalizing empathy. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) n understanding and entering into another's feelings Hyper fellow feeling, sympathy sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
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