
好词典

源自希腊语 'sympatheia',由 'syn-'(一起)和 'pathos'(感受)组成,意为共同感受。
❶ 同情,指对他人遭遇不幸时产生的理解和关心,常伴随想要帮助对方的意愿。
“She felt deep sympathy for the victims of the earthquake.”
(她对地震受害者深感同情。)
“He wrote a letter expressing his sympathy for their loss.”
(他写了一封信,表达对他们失去亲人的同情。)
❶ 支持或赞同,指对某人的观点、行动或感受表示理解或认同。
“Many people expressed sympathy with the protesters' demands.”
(许多人表示支持抗议者的要求。)
“The union has sympathy for the workers' strike.”
(工会对工人的罢工表示支持。)
in sympathy with — 表示支持或赞同某人或某事物,常用于表达对某种观点或行动的理解和认同。
“The workers went on strike in sympathy with their colleagues.”
(工人们为了支持他们的同事而罢工。)
sympathy card — 慰问卡,通常用于在某人遭遇不幸时表达同情和安慰。
“She sent a sympathy card to her friend after the loss of her mother.”
(她在朋友失去母亲后寄了一张慰问卡。)