pity

1.Pity he is no longer with us, isn't it?和Pity he never had any children等句子里的Pity...等于It is a pity that...或The pity is that...。

2.A pity, but it was the only thing we could do里的A pity等于It is a pity that we had to do it。

3.It is a pity that...里的a从前往往被省去，现在不可省去。