sympathetic
英 [sɪmpə'θetɪk]
美 [,sɪmpə'θɛtɪk]
- adj. 同情的；交感神經的；共鳴的；讚同的；和諧的；合意的
- n. 交感神經；容易感受的人
中文詞源
sympathetic 同情的，同感的sympathy,同情，-etic,形容詞後綴。
英文詞源
- 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).
雙語例句
- 1. Her husband was sympathetic at first but his patience soon wore thin.
- 一開始她丈夫還抱以同情，可不久就失去耐心了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Build her up with kindness and a sympathetic ear.
- 用友善和富有同情心的傾聽來重拾她的信心。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It may be that he sees you only as a sympathetic friend.
- 也許他隻是把你當作一個可以傾訴的朋友。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. His speeches against corruption may find a sympathetic hearing among some Trinidadians.
- 他關於反腐反貪的講話可能會贏得一些特立尼達島居民的支持。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Most were sympathetic once we pricked their consciences.
- 一旦我們使他們良心發現，大多數人還是有同情心的。
來自柯林斯例句