1 [U] a feeling of sadness that you have for sb/sth that is suffering or in trouble 怜悯；可怜；恻隐之心: The situation is his fault so I don't feel any pity for him. 这境况是他自己造成的，因此我毫不可怜他。

2 [sing] something that makes you feel a little sad or disappointed 可惜的事情；遗憾的事情: ‘You're too late. Emily left five minutes ago.’ ‘Oh, what a pity !’ “你来得太迟了，埃米莉在五分钟前走了。”“哦，太遗憾了。”It's a pity that Bina couldn't come. 比娜来不了，真遗憾。