pitiable
pitiable 英 ['pɪtɪəb(ə)l] 美 ['pɪtɪəbl]
adj. 可怜的
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- adj. 可怜的
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1. They looked like pitiable young boys.
他们更像可怜的小男孩。
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2. If you use a smart phone like I do, you never see the pitiable stranger, the tragic stranger, or the lovable stranger.
如果你像我一样用智能手机，你永远不会看见那些可怜、悲剧或者可爱的陌生人了。
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3. That might be a suitable place for the pitiable humans remaining to contemplate the errors of our supposedly enlightened civilization.
这可能是一个合适的地方，让残存的可怜人们对我们那所谓开悟文明的错误进行深深的反思。
- pitiable (adj.) mid-15c., "merciful, compassionate," from Old French piteable "compassionate, merciful, pious" (13c.; Modern French pitoyable), from piteer "to pity" (see pity). Meaning "deserving pity" is recorded from late 15c. Related: Pitiably.
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