mercy
翻譯
仁慈, 憐憫, 寬恕
例句
The judge showed mercy to the defendant.
法官對被告表示了仁慈。
He begged for mercy.
他乞求憐憫。
She is at the mercy of her captors.
她任由抓捕她的人擺布。
文法模式
((to show)) mercy ((to sb.)) 對(某人)表示仁慈 The king showed mercy to the prisoners.
((to have)) mercy ((on sb.)) 憐憫(某人) Have mercy on me!
((to be at the mercy of sb./sth.)) 任(某人/某物)擺布 The ship 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), harshness (嚴酷)
詞源
源自古法語“merci”(報答,仁慈),來自拉丁語“merces”(報酬)。詞義從“來自上帝的報答”演變為“憐憫”。
記憶技巧
想像有人哭喊著:“Have mercy on me!”(可憐可憐我吧!)。這是在請求仁慈而非懲罰。