pity,compassion和sympathy有什么区别

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第1个回答  2015-04-15
这组词都有“同情”或“可怜”的意思。

pity:a feeling of sympathy and sadness caused by the suffering and troubles of others 同情,怜悯 (一般来说强调的是除了精神方面的同情之外要有物质上的表示)
【例句】
I took pity on her and lent her my house.
我同情她,就把我的房子借给了她。

compassion指“同情心”,强调由于理解而同情,并主动给予帮助,常常指通过自身痛苦或不幸而同情别人;
Her own experiences had taught her to have compassion for misunderstood children.她自身的遭遇使她认识到应对那些受到误解的孩子予以同情。

sympathy:the feeling of being sorry for sb; showing that you understand and care about sb's problem 同情 (一般来说,强调的是精神方面的同情)
【例句】
The president has sent a message of sympathy to the relatives of the dead soldiers.
总统已经表达了对牺牲士兵家属的同情。本回答被提问者和网友采纳
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