sympathetic/͵sImpəˋθɛtIk; ˌsImpəˈθetIk◄/adj 1 showing that you understand and care about someone's problems [ unsympathetic ] 同情的﹐有同情心的: a sympathetic attitude 一种同情的态度+towards/to Parents aren’t always very sympathetic towards their children. 家长并不总是很理解子女。2 [not before noun 不用于名词前] willing to support someone's ideas or actions〔对某人的想法或行动〕赞同的﹐支持的: +to/towards He wanted someone who was sympathetic to his views. 他希望找到一个支持自己观点的人。 —sympathetically /-kḷI; -kli/adv