| 单词 | pitiable |
| 释义 | pitiable —pitiableness, n. —pitiably, adv. /pit"ee euh beuhl/, adj. 1. evoking or deserving pity; lamentable: pitiable, homeless children. 2. evoking or deserving contemptuous pity; miserable; contemptible: a pitiable lack of character. [1425-75; late ME < OF piteable, equiv. to pite(er) to PITY + -able -ABLE] Syn. 1, 2. See pitiful. |
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