noun

mercy

仁慈, 憐憫, 寬恕

He showed no mercy to his enemies.

他對敵人毫不留情。

She begged for mercy.

她乞求憐憫。

It's a mercy that nobody was seriously hurt.

沒有人受重傷,真是不幸中的萬幸。

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

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

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

同義詞: compassion (同情), clemency (仁慈); 反義詞: cruelty (殘忍), ruthlessness (無情)

源自拉丁語「merces」,意為「工資,報酬」,在晚期拉丁語中演變為「憐憫,恩惠」之意。

想像有人哭喊著「Have mercy on me!」(可憐可憐我吧!),來記住它表示同情的意思。

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