sympathetic
sympathetic
adjective
sympathetically
adverb
语源
adjective
- feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy
同情的；表达同情的
he was sympathetic towards staff with family problems.
他对存在家庭矛盾的人员表示同情。
he spoke in a sympathetic tone.
他用同情的语调讲话。
■[predic.]showing approval of or favour towards an idea or action
赞同的；支持的
he was sympathetic to evolutionary ideas.
他对进化演变的思想表示赞同。 - pleasant or agreeable, in particular
令人愉快的，合意的，尤指
■(of a person) attracting the liking of others
（人）可爱的
Audrey develops as a sympathetic character.
奥德丽是作为一个可爱的角色展现在读者眼前的。
■(of a structure) designed in a sensitive or fitting way
（结构）和谐的
buildings that were sympathetic to their surroundings.
与周围环境很和谐的建筑。 - relating to or denoting the part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves arising from ganglia near the middle part of the spinal cord, supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands, and balancing the action of the parasympathetic nerves
交感神经的，自主神经系统的 - relating to, producing, or denoting an effect which arises in response to a similar action elsewhere
（与）交感性（有关）的；（产生）交感性的
sympathetically
adverb
语源
- mid 17th cent. (in the sense 'relating to an affinity or paranormal influence, as in sympathetic magic'): from sympathy, on the pattern of pathetic
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