sympathy
翻译
同情, 怜悯, 慰问, 赞同
例句
I have great sympathy for the victims.
我非常同情受害者。
Please accept my deepest sympathy.
请接受我最深切的慰问。
Her sympathies are with the poor.
她同情穷人。
语法模式
sympathy ((for/with sb.)) 对(某人)的同情 I have great sympathy for the victims.
in sympathy ((with sth.)) 为支持(某事) The workers went on strike in sympathy with their colleagues.
(one's) sympathies (某人的)同情,支持 Her sympathies are with the poor.
近义词
同义词:compassion, pity, condolence;反义词:apathy, indifference
词源
源自希腊语“syn-”(共同)+“pathos”(感情)。字面意思是“共同的感情”。
记忆技巧
不要与“empathy”(同理心)混淆。Sympathy 是“为”某人感到难过;empathy 是“与”某人感同身受,仿佛你身临其境。