Sympathetic



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解释

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• adj. 同情的;合意的
• ［英］ adj. 同情的 ( showing sympathy) ; 合意的 ( similar to what one likes)
• ［记］ 来自名词sympathy（同情）; sym（共同）+pathy（感情）

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: New Latin sympatheticus, from Latin sympathia sympathy
• Date: 1644
• 1. existing or operating through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association
• 2.
  • a. appropriate to one's mood, inclinations, or disposition
  • b. marked by kindly or pleased appreciation <the biographer's approach was sympathetic>
• 3. given to, marked by, or arising from sympathy, compassion, friendliness, and sensitivity to others' emotions <a sympathetic gesture>
• 4. favorably inclined ; approving <not sympathetic to the idea>
• 5.
  • a. showing empathy
  • b. arousing sympathy or compassion <a sympathetic role in the play>
• 6.
  • a. of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
  • b. mediated by or acting on the sympathetic nerves
• 7. relating to musical tones produced by sympathetic vibration or to strings so tuned as to sound by sympathetic vibration
• ? sympathetically adverb

II. noun

• Date: 1808
• a sympathetic structure; especially sympathetic nervous system

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