
好词典

源自希腊语 sympatheia(共同感受),由syn(一起)和pathos(感受)组成,16世纪通过拉丁语进入英语。
❶ 指对他人困境或不幸的理解和关心,常表现为情感上的共鸣或支持。
“She expressed her deepest sympathies to the family of the victim.”
(她向受害者家属表达了最深切的同情。)
“Our sympathies are with those affected by the natural disaster.”
(我们对受自然灾害影响的人们表示同情。)
❶ 指对某种观点、立场或事业的支持或认同,常用于政治或社会议题。
“His sympathies lie with the environmental activists.”
(他同情环保活动人士的立场。)
“The politician's sympathies were clearly with the working class.”
(这位政治家显然同情工人阶级。)
extend one's sympathies — 正式表达对某人困境的同情和慰问,常用于不幸事件发生后。
“The president extended his sympathies to the families of the crash victims.”
(总统向空难遇难者家属表示慰问。)
have sympathies for — 表示对某人或某事的支持倾向,暗含情感上的认同。
“Many young voters have sympathies for progressive policies.”
(许多年轻选民倾向于支持进步政策。)