sympathy

美 [ˈsɪmpəθi]英 [ˈsɪmpəθi]
  • n.同情;支持;赞同;志同道合;意气相投

复数: sympathies

sym- 共同,相同 + pathy 感受,受苦的

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sympathysympathy

noun

【不规则形式】pl. -ies
1

同情
the feeling of being sorry for sb; showing that you understand and care about sb's problems

to express/feel sympathy for sb

向某人表示体恤;对某人感到同情

I have no sympathy for Jan, it's all her own fault.

我不同情简,那都是她自己的错。

I wish he'd show me a little more sympathy.

我多希望他能再体谅我一点。

Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the victims of the war.

我们对战争的受害者表示由衷的同情。

May we offer our deepest sympathies on the death of your wife.

我们谨对尊夫人去世表示最深切的慰唁。

2

赞同;支持
the act of showing support for or approval of an idea, a cause, an organization, etc.

The seamen went on strike in sympathy with (= to show their support for) the dockers.

海员举行罢工,以表示对码头工人的支持。

Her sympathies lie with the anti-abortion lobby.

她支持反堕胎院外活动集团。

3

意气相投;志同道合
friendship and understanding between people who have similar opinions or interests

There was no personal sympathy between them.

他们个人之间全无相投之处。

习语

happening because sth else has happened

受德国市场影响,股票价格出现下跌。
Share prices slipped in sympathy with the German market.

not agreeing with or not wanting to support sb/sth

sympathy

频次

  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT 同情心;同情
    If you have sympathy for someone who is in a bad situation, you are sorry for them, and show this in the way you behave towards them.

    We expressed our sympathy for her loss...

    我们对她的损失表示同情。

  • 2
    N-UNCOUNT (对观点、看法的)同意,支持
    If you have sympathy with someone's ideas or opinions, you agree with them.

    I have some sympathy with this point of view...

    我比较同意这个观点。

  • 3
    N-UNCOUNT 支持
    If you take some action in sympathy with someone else, you do it in order to show that you support them.

    Several hundred workers struck in sympathy with their colleagues...

    几百名工人罢工以声援他们的同事。

noun

1
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
his sympathies were always with the underdog
I knew I could count on his understanding
Synonym: understanding
2
sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
Synonym: fellow feeling
3
a relation of affinity or harmony between people;whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
the two of them were in close sympathy

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  1. Expressions of sympathy flooded in from all over the country .

    同情之意潮水般地从全国各地涌来。

  2. Don 't waste your sympathy on scum like that .

    对这样的渣滓你没必要同情。

  3. Share prices slipped in sympathy with the German market .

    受德国市场影响,股票价格出现下跌。

  4. I have no sympathy ─ you brought it all on yourself .

    我根本不同情你——这都怪你自己。

  5. May we offer our deepest sympathies on the death of your wife .

    我们谨对尊夫人去世表示最深切的慰唁。

  6. His case is unlikely to evoke public sympathy .

    他的情况不大可能引起公众的同情。

  7. They sent some flowers as a gesture of sympathy .

    他们送了一些花表示慰问。

  8. Don 't waste your sympathy on him ─ he got what he deserved .

    别把你的同情心白白浪费在他的身上,他是咎由自取。

  9. There was no personal sympathy between them .

    他们个人之间全无相投之处。

  10. Her tears elicited great sympathy from her audience .

    她的眼泪博得观众的无限同情。

  11. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the victims of the war .

    我们对战争的受害者表示由衷的同情。

  12. They sent some flowers as a gesture of sympathy to the parents of the child .

    他们送了一些花表示对孩子父母的同情。

  13. She felt a fraud accepting their sympathy .

    她接受他们的同情时感到自己是在骗人。

  14. I have no sympathy for Jan , it 's all her own fault .

    我不同情简,那都是她自己的错。

  15. Don 't expect sympathy from me !

    休想得到我的同情!

  16. The seamen went on strike in sympathy with the dockers .

    海员举行罢工,以表示对码头工人的支持。

  17. What are your political sympathies ?

    你认同哪个政党?

  18. Her sympathies lie with the anti-abortion lobby .

    她支持反堕胎院外活动集团。

  19. She was angling for sympathy .

    她有意博取同情。

  20. He wants to express his deep sympathy to the family .

    他想向这家人表示深切的同情。

  21. I have some sympathy with this point of view

    我比较同意这个观点。

  22. The expression on his face changed from sympathy to surprise

    他脸上的表情从同情变为惊讶。

  23. He began to feel sympathy for this slightly mysterious man .

    他开始对这位有点儿神秘的男子怀有同情。

  24. Although he could give her sympathy , any practical help would almost certainly be beyond him

    虽然他可以对她表示同情,但是他几乎根本无法提供任何实际的帮助。

  25. I have had very little help from doctors and no sympathy whatsoever

    我从医生那里没有得到什么帮助,也未获得丝毫同情。

  26. Several hundred workers struck in sympathy with their colleagues

    几百名工人罢工以声援他们的同事。

  27. The President has offered his sympathy to the Georgian people

    总统对格鲁吉亚人民表示了同情。

  28. Lithuania still commands considerable international sympathy for its cause

    立陶宛的事业仍然拥有相当的国际支持。

  29. Opinion polls suggest that the two rebels have attracted a lot of sympathy .

    民意测验显示两名反对者获得了大量支持。

  30. We expressed our sympathy for her loss

    我们对她的损失表示同情。

前缀
e-共同,相同

symbol n. 象征

sym- 共同,相同 + bol 扔

sympathetic adj. 同情的

sym- 共同,相同 + path 感情,感觉 + -etic ...的;与...相关的

sympathize v. 同情

sym- 共同,相同 + path 感情,感觉 + -ize 动词后缀

symptom n. 症状

sym- 共同,相同 + pto- 落下;下降 + -m

symphony n. 交响曲

sym- 共同,相同 + phon 声音 + -y ...的

symmetry n. 对称性

sym- 共同,相同 + metry- 计量,测量

symposium n. 专题讨论会

sym- 共同,相同 + pot- 喝 + -ium suffix表示“身体的某部位”:pericardium

sympathy compassion pity 【导航词义:同情】
sympathy v. 同情,怜悯
〔辨析〕

普通用词,表示对他人遭遇、境况等的同情、怜惜,含有感同身受的意味,作此义解时常后接介词 for。

〔例证〕

She showed her sympathy for the lonely man.

她非常同情这个孤独的男人。

She used her sob story to gain sympathy from the press.

她用自己的悲伤故事赢得新闻界的同情。

Gorky had great sympathy for the poor and the down-trodden.

高尔基非常同情穷人和受压迫者。

compassion v. 怜悯,同情
〔辨析〕

较正式用词,指对他人不幸遭遇的同情和怜悯,含愿意提供帮助之意。

〔例证〕

They had much compassion for the widow who moved here last Friday.

他们很同情上周五搬来这里的那个寡妇。

I feel a measure of compassion for the woman.

我对那个女人怀有一定程度的同情。

Compassion is the basis of all morality.

同情是一切道德的基础。

pity v. 怜悯,同情
〔辨析〕

指对弱者、不幸者的苦难、困境等表示的怜悯。

〔例证〕

She felt pity for a man suffering so much.

她对那个受过那么多痛苦的人感到同情。

I listened to his sad story with pity.

我同情地听他讲述他的悲惨故事。

I detected a note of pity in her voice.

我觉察到她的话音里带着同情。

He looked so exhausted that his friends started to take pity on him.

他看上去如此疲惫不堪,他的朋友们开始同情他了。

  • 词语搭配
  • 习语

sympathy与以下词性连用

adj.

deep sympathy

深切同情

great sympathy

巨大同情

public sympathy

公众的同情

v.

express sympathy

表示同情(或赞同)

feel sympathy

感到同情(或赞同)

gain sympathy

获得同情(或赞同)

have sympathy

怀着同情(或赞同)

n.

in sympathy with sth

因…而出现;相应发生
happening because sth else has happened

Share prices slipped in sympathy with the German market.

受德国市场影响,股票价格出现下跌。

out of sympathy with sb/sth

不赞成,不支持(某人或事物)
not agreeing with or not wanting to support sb/sth