pitiable
adj
1 deserving or arousing pity 令人怜悯的; 可怜的
in a pitiable state 处境可怜
pitiable misery 令人哀怜的不幸.
2 deserving contempt 可鄙的: a pitiable attempt to save himself from disgrace 他为保全面子的卑鄙做法
a pitiable lack of talent 可鄙的无能.
🗣️ 情景例句
What are you doing?
在做什么?
A little is better than none.
聊胜于无。
so they are often tempted to finish a job before setting out to keep an appointment.