sympathy
单词辨析：
普通用词，表示对他人遭遇、境况等的同情、怜惜，含有感同身受的意味，作此义解时常后接介词 for。
She showed her sympathy for the lonely man.
她非常同情这个孤独的男人。
She used her sob story to gain sympathy from the press.
她用自己的悲伤故事赢得新闻界的同情。
Gorky had great sympathy for the poor and the down-trodden.
高尔基非常同情穷人和受压迫者。
较正式用词，指对他人不幸遭遇的同情和怜悯，含愿意提供帮助之意。
They had much compassion for the widow who moved here last Friday.
他们很同情上周五搬来这里的那个寡妇。
I feel a measure of compassion for the woman.
我对那个女人怀有一定程度的同情。
Compassion is the basis of all morality.
同情是一切道德的基础。
指对弱者、不幸者的苦难、困境等表示的怜悯。
She felt pity for a man suffering so much.
她对那个受过那么多痛苦的人感到同情。
I listened to his sad story with pity.
我同情地听他讲述他的悲惨故事。
I detected a note of pity in her voice.
我觉察到她的话音里带着同情。
He looked so exhausted that his friends started to take pity on him.
他看上去如此疲惫不堪，他的朋友们开始同情他了。
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He emanates sympathy.
他流露出同情。
I have some sympathy with this point of view
我比较同意这个观点。
The Pope had no great sympathy for the secularized West.
教皇不大为世俗化的西方感到悲悯。
Although he could give her sympathy, any practical help would almost certainly be beyond him
虽然他可以对她表示同情，但是他几乎根本无法提供任何实际的帮助。
For a moment, Arnold felt a twinge of sympathy for Mr Wilson.
有一瞬间，阿诺德对威尔逊先生心生同情。
Milne resigned in sympathy because of the way Donald had been treated.
米尔恩以辞职来抗议唐纳德所遭受的不公待遇。