sympathy

/ˈsɪmpəθi/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

同情；赞同；支持

释义与例句

n. 同情；赞同；支持
the feeling of being sorry for someone who is in a bad situation; agreement or support for an idea or group
  1. She expressed her sympathy to the family after the accident.
    事故发生后，她向那家人表达了慰问。
  2. I have a lot of sympathy for anyone who has to work such long hours.
    我非常同情任何不得不长时间工作的人。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Many voters have sympathy with the party's environmental policies.
    许多选民赞同该党的环保政策。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 sym（共同）+path（感情）+y→共同的感情→同情

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
同义词
  • compassion 怜悯；同情
    sympathy 侧重理解和同感，compassion 更深层，常含想帮助的意愿
    She showed great compassion for the homeless. 她对无家可归者表现出极大的同情。
反义词
  • indifference 漠不关心
    与同情相对的态度
    His indifference to others' suffering upset me. 他对别人的痛苦漠不关心，让我很不悦。
常见搭配
  • express sympathy 表示同情
    We would like to express our sympathy for your loss. 我们对您的损失表示慰问。
  • have sympathy for 对…有同情心
    I have sympathy for his difficult situation. 我对他的困境感到同情。