pity
英['pɪtɪ]
美['pɪti]
- n. 怜悯，同情；遗憾
- vt. 对……表示怜悯；对……感到同情
英英释意
- 1. a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others;
- "the blind are too often objects of pity"
- 2. an unfortunate development;
- "it's a pity he couldn't do it"
- 3. the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it