sympathies

['sɪmpəθi]
  • 释义

  • 同情，支持;同情（心）( sympathy的名词复数 );（感情上的）支持;意气相投;

  • 词义辨析
  • sympathy, compassion, mercy, pity
  • 这组词都有“同情”或“可怜”的意思。它们的区别在于:pity通常只表示内心感到难过或同情,少给予帮助; sympathy指“同情心”或“恻隐之心”,强调共同分担,进而对某种经历或遭遇引起共鸣; compassion指“同情心”,强调由于理解而同情,并主动给予帮助,常常指通过自身痛苦或不幸而同情别人; mercy指“仁慈”或“怜悯”,含有主动救助别人脱离苦难之义。例如:
    It is a pity that such an ability as him should be employed about such trifle matters.真可惜,像他这样有才能的人竟然被用来做这类琐事。
    Her own experiences had taught her to have compassion for misunderstood children.她自身的遭遇使她认识到应对那些受到误解的孩子予以同情。
    The criminal pleaded with the jury for mercy.犯人恳求陪审团宽恕他。
    He was moved with sympathy.他动了恻隐之心。
  • pity，mercy，sympathy，compassion
  • 这些名词均有“同情、怜悯”之意。
    pity指对弱者、不幸者所表示的怜惜之情。
    mercy侧重指对应受惩罚或地位卑下者的慈悲或怜悯。
    sympathy普通常用词，含义广。指志趣、看法上的一致，也指感情相投，带有深深的恻隐之心的亲切之情。
    compassion较正式较庄重用词，指对同等人的同情与理解，常含急切愿意帮忙的意味。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    Clare's late enthusiasm for Tess had infected her through her maternal sympathies.

    克来上一次把苔丝夸得那样天花乱坠,把她作母亲的同情心都激起来了.

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  • 2、

    Carrie trembled for her out of the fulness of her own sympathies and fear.

    嘉莉替她担忧,因为她自己心里充满了同情和恐惧.

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  • 3、

    There was the tensity of fierceness in the man's plea which appealed deeply to her sympathies.

    这人的请求如此强烈,深深激起了嘉莉的同情.

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  • 4、

    Our hearts / sympathies go out to relatives of the victims.

    我们很同情受害者的亲属.

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  • 5、

    My sympathies lie with the losing team.

    我同情输了的那个队.

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  • 6、

    They make no secret of their leftist sympathies.

    他们毫不掩饰自己对左派的同情。

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  • 7、

    He tried to play on her sympathies.

    他想利用她的同情心.

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  • 8、

    The judge was never influence in his decisions by his sympathies.

    这法官的决定从不受同情心的影响.

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  • 9、

    His speech worked on the sympathies of the audience.

    他的讲演激起了观众的同情心.

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  • 10、

    My sympathies are with the workers in this dispute.

    在这场纠纷中,我站在工人一方.

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  • 11、

    Knowing this man's sympathies, I figured the would agree to serve.

    我知道他富有同情心, 料想他会同意加入.

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  • 12、

    Popular sympathies are on her side.

    一般人的同情都在她这方面.

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  • 13、

    I mean, that human affections and sympathies have a most powerful hold on you.

    我意思说, 人类的爱和同情最强有力地控制着你.

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  • 14、

    I sent my sympathies on the death of Mr. Smith.

    我寄吊唁函哀悼史密斯先生的去世.

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  • 15、

    Although I pity him, my sympathies are with his family.

    虽然我认为他可悲, 但我还是同情他的家人.

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