pitifulness
noun [ U ] formal uk/ˈpɪt.i.fəl.nəs/ us/ˈpɪt̬.i.fəl.nəs/
可怜;怜悯
the quality of making people feel sympathy, or of being full of sympathy
The scene sums up all the sadness and darkness and pitifulness of human existence. 这一幕概括了人类生存的所有悲伤、黑暗和可怜之处。
He looked at me with a sort of dignified pitifulness. 他用一种可怜但又带着尊严的眼神看着我。
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- It's a pitiful episode, though put in perspective by the greater pitifulness of the war.
- The pitifulness of his disabilities can only be appreciated by wide reading of his correspondence.
- She remembered everything good about him, and began to weep for the pitifulness of his life and death.