"pitiable" 或 "pitiful" 都可以用来形容 "可怜的"。它们都有同样的意思，但 "pitiable" 更倾向于用来形容人，而 "pitiful" 更倾向于用来形容事物。
例句：
"It's pitiable that so many people are homeless." (真可怜，有那么多人无家可归。)
"The pitiable state of the abandoned animal shelter broke my heart." (那个被遗弃的动物收容所可怜的状态让我心碎。)
来源：这两个词都来自拉丁语 "pitiari"，意思是 "可怜"、"可惜"。