noun

mercy

仁慈, 怜悯, 宽恕

He showed no mercy to his enemies.

他对敌人毫不留情。

She begged for mercy.

她乞求怜悯。

It's a mercy that nobody was seriously hurt.

没有人受重伤,真是不幸中的万幸。

对 ((sb.)) 表示 ((仁慈)) The judge showed mercy to the prisoner.

乞求 ((怜悯)) The captive begged for mercy.

任由 ((sb./sth.)) 摆布 at the mercy of ((sb./sth.)) The small boat was at the mercy of the storm.

同义词: compassion (同情), clemency (仁慈); 反义词: cruelty (残忍), ruthlessness (无情)

源自拉丁语“merces”,意为“工资,报酬”,在晚期拉丁语中演变为“怜悯,恩惠”之意。

想象有人哭喊着“Have mercy on me!”(可怜可怜我吧!),来记住它表示同情的意思。

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