empathise
empathise — 動詞
- empathisepresent simple I / you / we / they
- empathises3rd person singular
- empathising-ing form
- empathisedpast simple
1. to understand and share the feelings of another person by imagining yourself in
同理；共感
想像自己處在對方位置，理解並感受其情緒
to understand and share the feelings of another person by imagining yourself in their position — for example, feeling their sadness when they lose a loved one, or understanding their frustration when they face a setback at work.
Mei-Lin could not empathise with her brother's fear of flying, since she loved the air.
梅琳無法同理哥哥對坐飛機的恐懼，因為她本人很喜歡搭飛機。
empathise + with + someone's + fear/noun
Jamal could easily empathise with the main character's struggle to fit in at school.
賈邁勒很容易就同理了主角在校園努力融入的掙扎。
modal verb pattern: could + easily + empathise with
When Oluchi lost her job, everyone at the table could truly empathise with her sadness.
歐魯奇失業時，同桌的每個人都能真正同理她的難過。
Hiro tried to empathise with his elderly neighbour, a widower who rarely left the house.
Hiro 試著同理年邁的鄰居，那位鰥夫很少出門。
A good manager can empathise with team members who are struggling under a heavy workload.
好的主管能夠同理背負繁重工作壓力的團隊成員。
- sympathise
focuses on feeling pity or sorrow FOR someone, while empathise involves understanding and sharing the feeling itself
- understand
more general and cognitive; empathise adds an emotional, shared dimension
- relate to
less formal, suggests having a personal experience in common with the other person
- ignore
to deliberately pay no attention to someone's feelings
文法句型
empathise + with + someone
empathise + with + someone + 's + (pain/struggle/situation/grief)
用法筆記
Always used with the preposition 'with' — the object is typically a person or their emotional state. Frequently occurs after modal verbs such as 'can' and 'could'. Common in formal and informal contexts about emotional support, leadership, and personal relationships.