tragic和miserable的区别

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tragic和miserable的区别

Answer 1

来自牛津高阶英汉双解词典：
miserable：making you feel very unhappy or uncomfortable
tragic:making you feel very sad,usually because sb has died or suffered a lot
显而易见,tragic更有那种“因别人处境艰难,感同身受,新生怜悯”的意思
比如：I spent a____weekend alone at home.
It would be____if her talent remained unrecognized.
第一个,我独自一人在家度过了一个惨兮兮的周末.并无怜悯他人之意,所以是miserable.
第二个,若她一直怀才不遇,那就可悲了.是对他人的遭遇的感慨,所以用tragic.