"pathos" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 感染力
• 悲怆感

Definition

在艺术、演讲或写作中引起人们强烈情感，特别是同情或悲伤的特质。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Pathos' 属于正式、文学或艺术讨论中的用词，强调情感影响，而非逻辑或权威。常见表达有“带有pathos的画面”。现代英语中“pathos”与“pathetic”不同义。

Examples

The writer used pathos to make the story more touching.

作家运用了**感染力**让故事更加感人。

There is a lot of pathos in the movie’s ending.

电影结尾充满了**悲怆感**。

The speech had pathos and made people feel emotional.

演讲里有**感染力**，让人感动。

Her performance brought real pathos to the character, making the audience tear up.

她的表演为角色带来了真正的**感染力**，让观众都感动落泪。

You can really feel the pathos in his music—it’s heartbreaking.

你真的能感受到他音乐里的**悲怆感**，令人心碎。

That old photograph carries a certain pathos—you can almost sense the person’s story.

那张老照片带着一种**感染力**，仿佛能感受到那个人的故事。