Commiserate
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. 同情, 怜悯
- ［英］ v. 同情, 怜悯 ( to feel or show sorrow or pity for)
- ［记］ com+miser ( 可怜) +ate -> 共同可怜 -> 同情;
- ［同］ 同根词: miserable ( 可怜的) ; miser ( 吝啬鬼) 派生词: commiseration ( n. 同情的言语expression of sympathy)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
verb (-ated; -ating)
- Etymology: Latin commiseratus, past participle of commiserari, from com- + miserari to pity, from miser wretched
- Date: 1594
- intransitive verb
- to feel or express sympathy ; condole <commiserates with them on their loss
- transitive verb
- to feel or express sorrow or compassion for
- ? commiseratingly adverb
- ? commiseration noun
- ? commiserative adjective
