sympathise

IPA/ˈsɪm.pə.θaɪz/
IPA/ˈsɪm.pə.θaɪz/

sympathise — 動詞

  • sympathisepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • sympathises3rd person singular
  • sympathising-ing form
  • sympathisedpast simple

1. to feel sad for someone who is going through a difficult time and show that you

1.動詞不及物B1
釋義

同情

理解他人痛苦並表達關懷

to feel sad for someone who is going through a difficult time and show that you care about what they are feeling — for example, when a friend loses a family member or faces a serious illness.

例句

Vikram sympathised with his colleague Ada after her cat went missing.

Vikram 的同事 Ada 的貓走失了，他非常同情她的遭遇。

sympathise + with + person suffering

When Chidi lost his grandmother, Jisoo called to say how much she sympathised.

Chidi 失去祖母時，Jisoo 打電話表達她有多同情。

常見搭配
  • sympathise with someone
  • sympathise deeply
  • sympathise genuinely
  • sympathise with loss
  • sympathise with grief
同義詞
  • commiserate

    more formal; often used in writing or polite conversation

  • feel for

    informal; more personal and emotional

  • condole

    very formal and somewhat old-fashioned; mainly used in expressions of sympathy for a death

反義詞

文法句型

sympathise + with + person

用法筆記

Frequently followed by the preposition 'with' before the person suffering. This sense is about emotional care, not intellectual agreement — see sense 2 (SUPPORT IDEA) for that.

常見錯誤

I sympathise your loss.
I sympathise with your loss.
'sympathise' needs the preposition 'with' before the object.
She sympathised me when I lost my job.
She sympathised with me when I lost my job.
'with' is required before the person.

2. to agree with an idea, opinion, or aim and want it to succeed — for example, whe

2.動詞不及物B2
釋義

認同

支持某個想法、立場或目標

to agree with an idea, opinion, or aim and want it to succeed — for example, when you support a political movement, a decision someone has made, or a demand a group of people are making.

例句

Esteban sympathised with the workers' demand for safer working conditions.

Esteban 認同工人們要求更安全工作環境的訴求。

sympathise + with + demand / cause

Paloma's parents did not sympathise with her choice to leave university.

Paloma 的父母不認同她休學的選擇。

常見搭配
  • sympathise with demands
  • sympathise with views
  • sympathise with aims
  • sympathise with a cause
  • sympathise fully
同義詞
  • support

    broader and more active; suggests taking action to help

  • agree with

    focuses on shared opinion; less emotional than 'sympathise'

  • be in favour of

    slightly more formal; used for policies or proposals

反義詞

文法句型

sympathise + with + idea/position/cause

用法筆記

Also takes 'with' before the object. Unlike sense 1 (SHOW COMPASSION), this sense is about intellectual or ideological agreement, not emotional care. The object is typically an abstract noun (idea, view, aim, demand, cause) rather than a person.

常見錯誤

I sympathise your point of view.
I sympathise with your point of view.
'with' is still required.
I sympathise his political views.
I sympathise with his political views.
same rule as sense 1; 'sympathise' always takes 'with'.

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常用片語

  • sympathise with someone
  • sympathise with an idea
  • sympathise with a view
  • sympathise with a cause

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