piteous

• adj.哀れな; 悲痛な; 情け深い

pity, pitiful, sympathetic, -ous, 形容詞の接尾辞から。

piteous (adj.)

c. 1300, from Anglo-French pitous, Old French pitos "pious; merciful, compassionate, moved to pity; pitiful" (12c., Modern French piteux), from Medieval Latin pietosus "merciful, pitiful," in Vulgar Latin "dutiful," from Latin pietas "dutiful conduct, compassion" (see piety). Related: Piteously; piteousness.

1. As they pass by,a piteous wailing is heard.

彼らが通り過ぎると、哀れみの慟哭が響いた。

2.We heard piteous sounds of suffering and pain.

哀れな苦痛と受難のうめき声を聞いた。

3.The dog gave a piteous cry.

この犬は哀れな叫び声を上げている。

4.Nothin but a piteous lowercase$500 justness in a chronicle shelter policy.

哀れな500ドルの生命保険しかありません。

5.The politician found the piteous cries of the starving children unbearable.

この政治家は飢えた子供たちの哀れな泣き声に気づいて聞くに忍びない。