"pathetic" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 可憐的
• 差勁的
• 令人失望的

Definition

用來形容某人或某事非常糟糕、軟弱或失敗，以至於讓人感到失望、輕視或同情。它也可以形容某個人或處境很可憐、無助，值得同情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個詞語氣通常很強，也常帶負面評價。常和 'excuse'、'attempt'、'performance'、'effort' 等詞搭配。它既可以表示「可憐、令人同情」，也可以表示「差勁、糟透了」，具體意思要看語境。注意：直接說一個人 'pathetic' 通常很刻薄、很冒犯。

Examples

That was a pathetic excuse for being late.

那真是個**可笑又差勁的**遲到藉口。

The team gave a pathetic performance.

這支隊的表現**差勁極了**。

I felt sorry for the pathetic dog in the rain.

我很同情雨中那隻**可憐的**狗。

His apology was so pathetic that nobody believed him.

他的道歉實在太**差勁了**，根本沒人相信他。

Come on, that's pathetic — you didn't even try.

拜託，這也太**差勁了**——你都沒試。

It's kind of pathetic how hard he's trying to impress them.

他拚命想討好他們的樣子，真有點**可憐又難看**。