[mass noun]a quality that evokes pity or sadness 激起怜悯(或同情的)因素;伤感力 the actor injects his customary humour and pathos into the role. 这个演员把他惯常的幽默和哀婉感染力融入到这个角色之中。
语源
mid 17th cent.: from Greek pathos 'suffering': related to paskhein 'suffer' and penthos 'grief'