mercy的意思

基本释义

• n 仁慈；宽恕；怜悯

  if someone shows mercy, they choose to forgive or to be kind to someone who they have the power to hurt or punish

例句

1. He showed no mercy to his enemies.

   他对敌人毫不仁慈。

2. God have mercy on his soul.

   愿上帝宽恕他的灵魂。

3. He showed mercy to the defeated enemy.

   他怜悯被打败的敌人。

4. They had little mercy on their enemy.

   他们对敌人决不留情。

5. The traitor will be given no mercy.

   那个叛徒绝不会得到饶恕。

6. The criminal pleaded with the jury for mercy.

   犯人恳求陪审团宽恕他。

7. We must be thankful for small mercies.

   我们对于小惠亦当感谢。

短语

• at the mercy of 受…支配
• without mercy 残忍地；毫不留情地
• have mercy on 对…怜悯
• have mercy on someone 可怜某人
• in one's mercy 出于慈悲；出于恻隐之心

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英英释义

mercy的近义词 noun 1. leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice e.g. he threw himself on the mercy of the court Synonym: clemencymercifulness 2. alleviation of distress showing great kindness toward the distressed e.g. distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy 3. a disposition to be kind and forgiving e.g. in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband Synonym: mercifulness 4. the feeling that motivates compassion Synonym: mercifulness 5. something for which to be thankful e.g. it was a mercy we got out alive

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