mercy
翻譯
仁慈, 憐憫, 寬恕
例句
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。
文法模式
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.
近義詞
同義詞: compassion (同情), clemency (仁慈); 反義詞: cruelty (殘忍), ruthlessness (無情)
詞源
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。
記憶技巧
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。