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sympathetic

英 [sɪmpə'θetɪk] 美[,sɪmpə'θɛtɪk]
  • adj. 同情的;交感神经的;共鸣的;赞同的;和谐的;合意的
  • n. 交感神经;容易感受的人

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中文词源


sympathetic 同情的,同感的

sympathy,同情,-etic,形容词后缀。

词态变化


副词: sympathetically;

双语例句


1. Her husband was sympathetic at first but his patience soon wore thin.
一开始她丈夫还抱以同情,可不久就失去耐心了。

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2. Build her up with kindness and a sympathetic ear.
用友善和富有同情心的倾听来重拾她的信心。

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3. It may be that he sees you only as a sympathetic friend.
也许他只是把你当作一个可以倾诉的朋友。

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4. His speeches against corruption may find a sympathetic hearing among some Trinidadians.
他关于反腐反贪的讲话可能会赢得一些特立尼达岛居民的支持。

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5. Most were sympathetic once we pricked their consciences.
一旦我们使他们良心发现,大多数人还是有同情心的。

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英文词源


sympathetic (adj.)
1640s, "pertaining to sympathy," from Modern Latin sympatheticus, from late Greek sympathetikos "having sympathy," from sympathein, from sympathes "having a fellow feeling, affected by like feelings" (see sympathy). In English, the meaning "having fellow feeling, susceptible to altruistic feelings" is recorded from 1718.

In the anatomical sense, "subject to a common nervous influence," the word is attested from 1769, from Modern Latin (nervus) sympathicus, coined by Jacques-Benigne Winslow (1669-1760), Danish anatomist living in Paris. Related: Sympathetical (1630s); Sympathetically (1620s).