"pitiable" 或 "pitiful" 是表示 "可怜" 的英文单词。
来源: "pitiable" 来自拉丁语 "pitiabips",意思是 "可怜的",而 "pitiful" 来自中世纪英语 "pitioun",意思也是 "可怜的"。
例句:
"The poor, pitiable kitten was abandoned by its mother." (那只可怜的小猫被它的母亲遗弃了。)
"It's pitiful how some people will do anything for money." (有些人为了钱愿意做任何事情,真是可怜。)