1. 同情的;表示同情的 If you are sympathetic to someone who is in a bad situation, you are kind to them and show that you understand their feelings.
e.g. She was very sympathetic to the problems of adult students... 她對成年學(xué)生的問(wèn)題深表同情。 e.g. It may be that he sees you only as a sympathetic friend. 也許他只是把你當作一個(gè)可以?xún)A訴的朋友。
sympathetically She nodded sympathetically. 她同情地點(diǎn)了點(diǎn)頭。
2. 贊同的;支持的 If you are sympathetic to a proposal or action, you approve of it and are willing to support it.
e.g. She met people in London who were sympathetic to the Indian freedom struggle... 她在倫敦結識了一些支持印度獨立運動(dòng)的人。 e.g. His speeches against corruption may find a sympathetic hearing among some Trinidadians. 他關(guān)于反腐反貪的講話(huà)可能會(huì )贏(yíng)得一些特立尼達島居民的支持。
sympathetically After a year we will sympathetically consider an application for reinstatement. 一年后我們會(huì )對復職申請予以考慮和批準。
3. 討人喜歡的;合意的 You describe someone as sympathetic when you like them and approve of the way that they behave.
e.g. She sounds a most sympathetic character. 她聽(tīng)起來(lái)是個(gè)很招人喜歡的人物。
Do not confuse sympathetic and friendly. If you have a problem and someone is sympathetic or shows a sympathetic attitude, they show that they care and would like to help you. My boyfriend was very sympathetic. A person who is friendly or has a friendly attitude is kind and pleasant and behaves the way a friend would. ...a friendly woman who offered me cakes and tea. ...a pleasant, friendly smile. Note that people sometimes refer to characters in a play or novel who are easy to like as sympathetic. There were no sympathetic characters in my book. You usually say that real people are 'nice' or 'likable'. 不要混淆 sympathetic 和 friendly。sympathetic 形容人或人的態(tài)度時(shí)，表示關(guān)心并愿意幫助解決問(wèn)題，例如，My boyfriend was very sympathetic (我的男友富有同情心)。friendly 形容人善良、令人愉快，像朋友一樣：a friendly woman who offered me cakes and tea (請我吃茶點(diǎn)的友善婦人)，a pleasant, friendly smile (令人愉快的友好的微笑)。注意 sympathetic 有時(shí)用來(lái)形容戲劇或小說(shuō)中的人物討人喜歡：There were no sympathetic characters in my book (我的書(shū)里沒(méi)有招人喜歡的人物)。通常用 nice 或 likable 來(lái)形容生活中的人物。
sympathetic英英釋義
adj
1. relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
e.g. sympathetic vibration
Synonym: harmonic
2. showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
e.g. was charitable in his opinions of others kindly criticism a kindly act sympathetic words a large-hearted mentor