*pit·y¹/`pɪtɪ; ˈpɪti/ n 1 it's a pity (that) [singular 单数] used when you are disappointed about a situation and wish it was different 真遗憾［可惜］…: It's a pity you can't come. 你不能来真是可惜。 2 [U] sympathy for someone who is suffering or unhappy 同情，怜悯: I don't need your pity! 我不需要你的怜悯！ take/have pity on sb (=feel sympathy for someone and try to help them) 同情某人