1N-UNCOUNT 同情心;同情 If you have sympathy for someone who is in a bad situation, you are sorry for them, and show this in the way you behave towards them. 同情心;同情
We expressed our sympathy for her loss.
我们对她的损失表示同情。
I have had very little help from doctors and no sympathy whatsoever.
我从医生那里没有得到什么帮助,也未获得丝毫同情。
I wanted to express my sympathies on your resignation.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SYMPATHY | SYMPATHY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤considerable, deep, genuine, great, heartfelt, real, strong相當大的/深深的/真心的/極大的/由衷的/真誠的/強烈的同情▸➤little, scant (especially BrE) 少得可憐的/微乎其微的同情▸➤general, popular, public, widespread普遍的/大眾的/公眾的/廣泛的同情▸➤human人類的同情心◇a total lack of human sympathy毫無人類的同情心VERB + SYMPATHY➤feel, find, have懷有/找到/擁有同情◇She seemed to feel some sympathy for the patients.她似乎有些同情這些病人。◇It's hard to find any sympathy for such an evil man.很難對這樣邪惡的人懷有同情。➤express, extend, give sb, offer (sb), show (sb)表達同情;致以慰問;給予某人同情;向(某人)表示同情◇She expressed her deepest sympathy for him.她向他表達了最深切的問候。◇We extend our sympathy to the families of the victims.我們向遇難者家屬致以慰問。◇She says I haven't given her enough sympathy.她說我沒有充分體諒她。➤waste浪費同情心▸➤demand, want需要/想要同情◇I don't want your sympathy!我不想要你的同情!➤look for尋求同情◇I'm not looking for sympathy.我不是在尋求同情。➤deserve, need值得/需要同情▸➤arouse, attract, create, earn, elicit, engage, evoke, gain, generate, get, win引起/激起/引發/贏得/勾起/激發/喚起/獲得/引來/得到/博得同情◇Their plight aroused considerable public sympathy.他們的困境引起了公眾廣泛的同情。◇He didn't get much sympathy from anyone.沒有人給予他很多的同情。➤lose失去同情SYMPATHY + VERB➤go out to sb, lie with sb同情某人;同情傾注於某人◇Our deepest sympathy goes out to his wife and family.我們對他的妻子和家人表示最深切的同情。◇My sympathy lies with his wife.我同情他的妻子。PREPOSITION➤in sympathy with贊同◇Nurses came out on strike in sympathy with the doctors.護士罷工以聲援醫生。➤out of sympathy出於同情◇She married him more out of sympathy than love.她和他結婚更多的是出於同情,而不是愛。➤with sympathy帶着同情◇Desmond eyed her anguished face with sympathy.德斯蒙德同情地看着她痛苦的臉。➤sympathy for對於⋯的理解◇He has a total lack of sympathy for young people.他一點兒也不理解年輕人。➤sympathy to贊同⋯◇The government showed sympathy to their cause.政府對他們的事業表示了支持。➤sympathy towards/toward對⋯的同情◇He acted with some sympathy towards / toward his victim.他的行為帶着對受他傷害的人的些許同情。➤sympathy with對⋯的同情◇She had every sympathy with him.她對他百般同情。PHRASES➤a feeling of sympathy, a pang of sympathy同情心;一陣同情◇I felt a pang of sympathy for her.我心中突然湧起一陣對她的同情。➤full of sympathy充滿同情▸➤a lack of sympathy缺乏同情➤have every sympathy for sb (especially BrE) 對某人百般同情➤you, they, etc. have my sympathy我同情你、他們等
➡ See also the entry for relief另见relief条sympathy ♦︎ concern ♦︎ compassion ♦︎ pity ♦︎ understanding ♦︎ condolence ♦︎ humanityThese are all words for the feeling you have when you are sorry for sb who is unhappy or suffering.这些词均表示同情、怜悯。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆sympathy / concern / compassion / pity for sb / sth◆to do sth out of sympathy / concern / compassion / pity◆to do sth with sympathy / concern / compassion / understanding / humanity◆without sympathy / compassion / pity◆great sympathy / concern / compassion / understanding / humanity◆deep sympathy / concern / compassion / understanding◆real / genuine sympathy / concern / compassion / pity / understanding / humanity◆to feel / be full of sympathy / concern / compassion / pity◆to have sympathy / compassion / pity (for sb / sth)◆to express (your) sympathy / concern / condolences◆to show (sb) sympathy / concern / compassion / pity / understanding / humanity◆to offer (sb) (your) sympathy / understanding / condolences◆to give sb (your) sympathy / compassion / pity / understanding / condolences■sympathy [uncountable, countable, usually plural] the feeling of being sorry for sb; showing that you understand and care about sb's problems同情(心)◆I have no sympathy for Jan; it's all her own fault.我不同情简,那都是她自己的错。◆He didn't get much sympathy from anyone.他没有从别人那里得到多少同情。◆Their plight aroused considerable public sympathy.他们的困境令公众大为同情。◆ (formal) May we offer our deepest sympathies on the death of your wife.我们谨对尊夫人去世表示最深切的慰唁。 see also empathy ⇨ bond, sympathetic ⇨ sensitive1, sympathize ⇨ sorry for sb■concern [uncountable] a feeling of wanting to protect and help sb/sth关爱;关心◆She forgot her own worries in her concern for her children.对孩子的关爱使她忘记了自己的烦恼。◆I appreciate everyone's concern and help at this difficult time.感谢大家在这种艰难时刻给予我的关心和帮助。ⓘ People often feel concern for people they have or feel responsibilty for, for example family members or friends. * concern常指对自己感觉负有责任的人的关心,如对家庭成员或朋友。■compassion [uncountable] (ratherformal) a strong feeling of sympathy for people who are suffering and a desire to help them同情;怜悯◆He was filled with overwhelming love and compassion for his wife.他对妻子充满了莫大的爱与怜悯。◆She was known as a hard woman with no compassion, no emotion.在人们眼中,她是个没有同情心、没有情感的冷酷女人。 see also compassionate ⇨ sensitive1■pity [uncountable] a feeling of sympathy and sadness caused by the suffering and troubles of others同情;怜悯◆I could only feel pity for what they were enduring.对他们所受的苦难我唯有同情而已。◆I took pity on her and lent her the money.我同情她,就把钱借给了她。◆ (formal) I beg you to have pity on him.我求你可怜可怜他。 see also pity ⇨ sorry for sbverbNOTE辨析 Compassion or pity?Compassion is a stronger feeling than pity. It is a warm, kind feeling that suggests that you understand what other people are feeling and that you share their suffering in some way. If you feel pity, you do not necessarily have this understanding, and you may not have or show as much respect for the person you feel pity for. For this reason, sb might say: ◆I don't want your pity!but they are unlikely to say:◆I don't want your compassion!Pity is often used in the phrases have/take pity on sb与pity相比,compassion所表达的感情要强烈一些,它是一种温暖、友善的感情,表示对他人苦难的理解和感同身受;pity则不一定有这种理解,也未必对受同情者怀有或表现出很多尊重。因此,人们可能说I don't want your pity!(我不需要你的同情!)但不大可能说I don't want your compassion!。pity常用于短语have/take pity on sb中。■understanding [uncountable, singular] the ability to understand why people behave in a particular way and show them sympathy when things go wrong理解;谅解;体谅◆Please try to show a little more understanding.请尽量多表现出一点体谅。◆We are looking for a better understanding between the two nations.我们正在寻求两国间进一步的相互了解。 see also understanding ⇨ sensitiveadj.1■condolence kənˈdəʊləns; NAmEkənˈdoʊləns [countable, usually plural, uncountable] (ratherformal) sympathy that you express for sb when a person in their family or that they know well has died吊唁;慰唁◆Our heartfelt condolences go out to his wife and family.我们谨向他的妻子和家人表示诚挚的慰唁。◆a letter of condolence吊唁信ⓘ My/his/her/our, etc. condolences is used in formal or official situations, for example in a speech or letter. * my/his/her/our, etc. condolences用于正式或官方场合,如演讲或书信中。■humanityhjuːˈmænəti [uncountable] the quality of being kind to people and animals by making sure that they do not suffer more than is necessary人道;仁慈◆The judge was praised for his courage and humanity.那位法官因勇气和人道而受到称赞。OPPinhumanity ⇨ cruel see also humane ⇨ sensitive1