making you feel sad 可怜的；可悲的；令人怜惜的 Extra ExamplesThere was something a little pathetic about her. 她有点可怜。 She thought he looked a pathetic figure of a man. 她认为他看上去是个可悲的男人。
- (informal, disapproving)
weak and not successful 无力的；不成功的 a pathetic excuse 牵强的借口 She made a pathetic attempt to smile. 她勉强地微微一笑。 I know it sounds pathetic, but I can’t ride a bike. 我知道这听上去显得我很不济，但我真不会骑自行车。 You're pathetic! 你真是没用！
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failurec2The whole thing is absolutely pathetic. 整件事绝对可悲。 What a pathetic little wimp you are, Graham! 格雷厄姆，你真是个可怜的小孬种！
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘affecting the emotions’): via late Latin from Greek pathētikos ‘sensitive’, based on pathos ‘suffering’.