English Dictionary

pity pot

名詞

軽蔑的 くだけた表現

(informal, derogatory) A notional potty or chamber pot on which a person is said to sit if they are exhibiting self-pity.

日本語の意味

自己憐憫にふける人を揶揄する表現。すなわち、（比喩的に）自分の哀れさを象徴するために座るとされる、想像上の便器を指す。

After yet another rejection, he sat on his pity pot and refused to answer his messages all afternoon.

また別の拒絶を受けて、彼は自己憐憫の席に座り、午後中ずっとメッセージに返信しなかった。

意味（1）

(informal, derogatory) A notional potty or chamber pot on which a person is said to sit if they are exhibiting self-pity.

pity pots （ plural ）