sympathetic

• adj. 同情的；交感神經(jīng)的；共鳴的；贊同的；和諧的；合意的
• n. 交感神經(jīng)；容易感受的人

sympathy,同情，-etic,形容詞后綴。

sympathetic (adj.)

1640s, "pertaining to sympathy," from Modern Latin sympatheticus, from late Greek sympathetikos "having sympathy," from sympathein, from sympathes "having a fellow feeling, affected by like feelings" (see sympathy). In English, the meaning "having fellow feeling, susceptible to altruistic feelings" is recorded from 1718.

In the anatomical sense, "subject to a common nervous influence," the word is attested from 1769, from Modern Latin (nervus) sympathicus, coined by Jacques-Benigne Winslow (1669-1760), Danish anatomist living in Paris. Related: Sympathetical (1630s); Sympathetically (1620s).

1. Her husband was sympathetic at first but his patience soon wore thin.

一開始她丈夫還抱以同情，可不久就失去耐心了。

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2. Build her up with kindness and a sympathetic ear.

用友善和富有同情心的傾聽來重拾她的信心。

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3. It may be that he sees you only as a sympathetic friend.

也許他只是把你當(dāng)作一個可以傾訴的朋友。

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4. His speeches against corruption may find a sympathetic hearing among some Trinidadians.

他關(guān)于反腐反貪的講話可能會贏得一些特立尼達(dá)島居民的支持。

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5. Most were sympathetic once we pricked their consciences.

一旦我們使他們良心發(fā)現(xiàn)，大多數(shù)人還是有同情心的。

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