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pathos

🇬🇧 UK/'peɪθɒs/🇺🇸 US/'peiθɒs/
IELTSGREC2

Definitions

n.

A quality in art, literature, or speech that evokes feelings of pity, sorrow, or sympathy.

悲怆感;令人同情的特质

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
pathfeel, suffer, disease
+
ossuffix
=pathos

Common Collocations

  • 1.deep pathos深刻的悲怆感
  • 2.emotional pathos情感悲怆
  • 3.artistic pathos艺术悲怆感

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The movie's pathos moved audiences to tears throughout the screening.

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