Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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pathetic
/pəˈθɛtɪk/B2
可悲的 / 令人同情的 (adj.)
`pathetic` 表示讓人覺得可憐、可悲，這裡說當三級警探很可悲、沒面子。常見搭配：`pathetic excuse`（蹩腳的藉口）。
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.