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单词 piteous
释义 piteous
 —piteously,  adv.   —piteousness,  n.  
 /pit"ee euhs/,  adj.  
  1. evoking or deserving pity; pathetic: piteous cries for help.
  2.  Archaic.   compassionate.
 [1250-1300; ME; r. pitous < OF < ML pietosus. See PITY, -OUS]
 Syn. 1. affecting, moving, distressing, lamentable, woeful, sad, wretched, sorrowful. See pitiful.
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