Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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pathetic
/pəˈθɛtɪk/B2
可悲的 / 令人同情的 (adj.)
`pathetic` 表示让人觉得可怜、可悲，这里说当三级警探很可悲、没面子。常见搭配：`pathetic excuse`（蹩脚的借口）。
One, I process Podolski's kid, he fires me, and I spend the rest of my career
as a detective, third grade, which is literally pathetic.
-No offense, Hitchcock. -None taken.