"the blind are too often objects of pity"
"it's a pity he couldn't do it"
误 She is always filled with a pity for poor people.
正 She is always filled with pity for poor people.
你们不能接受我的邀请,真是遗憾。误 It's pity that you can't accept my invitation.
正 It's a pity that you can't accept my invitation.
真可惜,你当时没和我们在一起!误 What pity you were not with us!
正 What a pity you were not with us!
析pity是抽象名词,前面一般不加a。但当表示“可惜的事,憾事”或用于感叹句等特殊句型时,前面应该加a。
他怜悯那只无家可归的动物。误 He took a pity on the homeless animal.
正 He took pity on the homeless animal.
析 have〔take〕 pity on是固定短语, pity 前无冠词。
这个女孩多可怜!误 What a pity girl she was!
正 What a piteous girl she was!
析pity一般不修饰名词作定语,须改用其同根形容词piteous。
