同理心

September 19
An English Language Learner's Word of the Day

empathy

Pronounced: click here

Function: noun [noncount]

Meanings:

the feeling that you understand and share another person's experiences and emotions

Example:
He felt great empathy with/for/toward the poor.

the ability to share someone else's feelings

Example:
His months spent researching prison life gave him greater empathy towards/for convicts.

Note: Empathy differs in meaning from sympathy, which means "a feeling of sorrow or pity for someone's loss, grief, or misfortune" or "a feeling of support for something."

Examples:
There is a lot of sympathy for the families of the victims.
He expressed sympathy for the rebels.



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