Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure.是什么意思？

Her grandmother seemed to her a pitiable figure.

祖母在她看来是个可怜的人。

her

pron. (she的宾格)她，(she的所有格)她的，她，指某个国家，（一艘）船；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

grandmother

n. （外）祖母，老奶奶，女祖先；vt. 当…的祖母；vi. 当祖母；

例句
The newspaper contacted his grandmother to trace his present address, and later doorstepped him at his home.
报纸联系了他祖母，查到了他现在的住址后便前往登门采访。

seemed

v. 好像，仿佛( seem的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句
Steve seemed to acquiesce in the decision...
史蒂夫好像默认了这个决定。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

pitiable

adj. 使人怜悯的，可怜的，可鄙的，可悲；

例句
Owen was listening to this pitiable farrago with feelings of contempt and wonder.
欧文带着轻蔑而又好奇的心情听着这一派胡言.

figure

n. 数字，算术，人物，身材；vi. 计算，出现，扮演角色；vt. 计算在内，估计，推测，认为；

例句
He was a baroque figure dressed in theatrical, but elegant, clothes.
他是个巴罗克式的人物，衣着华丽但又不失优雅。