pathetically
UK/pə'θɛtɪkəli/US/pә'θetikli/
C2
释义
adv.
In a way that arouses pity; (informal) pitifully badly
可怜地;(非正式)差劲地
词根拆分
词根派生pathetic感受,受苦,经历;(构词中)疾病
+
-ally以...方式地
=pathetically
pathetic + -ly = 副词:以可怜的方式,或令人动容地悲伤,或可悲地无能。
例句
- 1.
The team played pathetically and lost 5–0.
球队踢得一塌糊涂,0比5落败。
- 2.
He looked pathetically thin after the illness.
病后他瘦得可怜。