empathy

/ˈempəθi/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈempəθi/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈem-pə-thē/ (ame, mw)

empathy — 名詞

1. the human capacity to understand what another person is feeling, almost as if yo

1.名詞B2
釋義

同理心

理解並體會他人感受的能力

the human capacity to understand what another person is feeling, almost as if you were experiencing their emotions yourself

例句

Noor showed great empathy for her colleague, who struggled after losing two team members.

Noor 對那位因團隊失去兩名成員而陷入困境的同事展現了極大的同理心。

collocation: show empathy for [someone]

Sari's speech was full of empathy, and many listeners said they felt truly understood.

Sari 的演講充滿了同理心，許多聽眾都說感覺自己被真正理解了。

同義詞
  • sympathy

    focuses on concern or pity rather than shared understanding

  • compassion

    adds an active desire to help someone who is suffering

  • understanding

    broader and less emotional; can mean simply grasping someone's situation

  • sensitivity

    emphasizes awareness of others' feelings rather than sharing them

反義詞
  • indifference

    complete lack of interest in how others feel

  • apathy

    general lack of emotion or concern

文法句型

empathy + for + person

empathy + with + person

empathy + between + groups

用法筆記

Frequently contrasted with sympathy. Empathy means sharing an understanding of someone's feelings; sympathy means feeling concern or pity for someone's situation. Common preposition patterns: empathy for (more common) and empathy with.

常見錯誤

❌I have empathy for your loss' (when you haven't shared that experience).
✅I have sympathy for your loss.
💡'sympathy' expresses concern, while 'empathy' implies understanding through shared or imagined experience.