mercy
翻译
仁慈, 怜悯, 宽恕
例句
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。
语法模式
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.
近义词
同义词: compassion (同情), clemency (仁慈); 反义词: cruelty (残忍), ruthlessness (无情)
词源
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。
记忆技巧
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。