pity /'piti/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) an unfortunate development

Chinese translation

• n. 遗憾, 同情, 怜悯, 憾事, 可惜
• vt. 同情, 怜悯
• vi. 觉得可怜, 有同情心

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/'piti/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao

Frequency

Zipf 3.98 · Rare

Word forms

pitied, pitying, pities

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