pitiably
adverb formal uk/ˈpɪt.i.ə.bli/ us/ˈpɪt̬.i.ə.bli/
可怜地
in a way that makes you feel sympathy
Her voice shook pitiably, but she forced herself to speak. 她的声音颤抖着，听上去十分可怜，但她还是强迫自己开口说话。
The region was pitiably poor 40 years ago, when the first hotel went up. 40年前这里的第一家酒店建成时，这个地区还穷得可怜。
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- Forty-four may seem a pitiably young age to go.
- The songs are extrovert and angry rather than pitiably introspective.
- Their heroes' welcome upon returning to their Texas hometown is pitiably short-lived.