"take pity" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 同情
• 憐憫

Definition

對某人感到可憐，並因他們受苦或處境困難而想要幫助或善待他們。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用來表達同情，尤其看到別人受苦時。最常見的結構是 'take pity on (someone)'。語氣較正式或文學，日常對話常用 'feel sorry for'。不用於輕鬆或玩笑場合。

Examples

She took pity on the lost dog and gave it some food.

她對那隻迷路的狗**產生了同情**，給了牠一些食物。

The teacher took pity on the tired student and let him rest.

老師**同情**了那個累壞了的學生，讓他休息。

I hope someone will take pity on him and help.

我希望有人能對他**產生同情**並幫助他。

Nobody took pity on me when I got caught in the rain without an umbrella.

我在雨中沒帶傘被困時，沒有人**同情**我。

After hearing his story, they finally took pity and offered him a job.

聽了他的故事後，他們終於**動了憐憫之心**，給了他一份工作。

She wouldn't have let us in if she hadn't taken pity on our situation.

如果她不是對我們的處境**產生了同情**，她就不會讓我們進來了。