在英语中,不存在“by sympathetic towards”这个正确短语——你大概率是输入时混淆了介词:正确的固定表达是be sympathetic towards (也常写作be sympathetic to )。
强调对他人的困境、感受或观点持有共情、怜悯或认可的态度。
`be动词(am/is/are/was/were) + sympathetic + towards/to + 宾语(人/事/观点)`
宾语可以是人(如“the homeless 无家可归者”)、事(如“their loss 他们的损失”),或观点(如“your proposal 你的提议”)。
(1)对他人的困境表示同情:
She is always sympathetic towards children who have lost their parents.
她总是对失去父母的孩子充满同情。
The manager was sympathetic to my situation when I asked for a day off to care for my sick mother.
我请一天假照顾生病的母亲时,经理对我的处境表示理解。
(2)对观点/想法表示支持(延伸义:“认同、赞成”):
I’m sympathetic to your plan to reduce plastic waste—it makes a lot of sense.
我支持你减少塑料 waste 的计划——这很有道理。
Most people are sympathetic towards the idea of better public transport.
大多数人认同改善公共交通的想法。
近义词组:`have sympathy for`(对……有同情)、`feel sympathetic towards`(感到同情)
例:I have great sympathy for people who are struggling financially.
我对经济困难的人深表同情。
注意:`sympathetic` 也可形容“(人)有同情心的”,作定语:
例:She’s a very sympathetic listener—everyone likes to talk to her.
她是个很有同情心的倾听者——大家都喜欢和她聊天。