mercy

[ˈmɜːsi]
  • 释义

  • 宽容;怜悯;幸运;侥幸;

  • 词义辨析
  • mercy, compassion, pity, sympathy
  • 这组词都有“同情”或“可怜”的意思。它们的区别在于:pity通常只表示内心感到难过或同情,少给予帮助; sympathy指“同情心”或“恻隐之心”,强调共同分担,进而对某种经历或遭遇引起共鸣; compassion指“同情心”,强调由于理解而同情,并主动给予帮助,常常指通过自身痛苦或不幸而同情别人; mercy指“仁慈”或“怜悯”,含有主动救助别人脱离苦难之义。例如:
    It is a pity that such an ability as him should be employed about such trifle matters.真可惜,像他这样有才能的人竟然被用来做这类琐事。
    Her own experiences had taught her to have compassion for misunderstood children.她自身的遭遇使她认识到应对那些受到误解的孩子予以同情。
    The criminal pleaded with the jury for mercy.犯人恳求陪审团宽恕他。
    He was moved with sympathy.他动了恻隐之心。
  • pity，mercy，sympathy，compassion
  • 这些名词均有“同情、怜悯”之意。
    pity指对弱者、不幸者所表示的怜惜之情。
    mercy侧重指对应受惩罚或地位卑下者的慈悲或怜悯。
    sympathy普通常用词，含义广。指志趣、看法上的一致，也指感情相投，带有深深的恻隐之心的亲切之情。
    compassion较正式较庄重用词，指对同等人的同情与理解，常含急切愿意帮忙的意味。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    We try to strike a balance between justice and mercy.

    我们设法做到宽严并济,恩威兼施.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 2、

    Mercy to the enemies means cruelty to the people.

    对敌人的仁慈就意味着对人民的残忍.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 3、

    The murderer's entreaties for mercy availed to nothing.

    无人理会杀人犯的求饶.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 4、

    The Emperor must realize that he has us at his mercy.

    皇帝必须意识到我们任由他处置。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 5、

    But so low has morale sunk that the team and the fans would have been grateful for small mercies.

    士气如此低沉，一丁点的好运都会让队员和球迷庆幸不已。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 6、

    After the boat's motor failed, they were at the mercy of the weather.

    船的马达坏了,他们只能听命于天气了。

    朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版
  • 7、

    She went down on her knees, pleading for mercy.

    她双膝跪下, 乞求谅解.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 8、

    We were at the mercy of the weather.

    我们受制于天气。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 9、

    He's going to throw himself on the mercy of the court.

    他准备听凭法庭发落。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 10、

    Buildings are left to decay at the mercy of vandals and the weather...

    建筑物因人为的肆意破坏及日晒雨淋而日益破败。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 11、

    The troops are on a mercy mission (= a journey to help people) in the war zone.

    部队出发救助战区民众。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 12、

    to ask/beg/plead for mercy

    请求 / 乞求 / 祈求宽恕

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 13、

    a mercy mission to help homeless refugees

    帮助无家可归的难民的救援任务

    朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版
  • 14、

    It's a mercy she wasn't seriously hurt.

    幸运的是她伤势不重。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 15、

    I'm not going to put myself at the mercy of the bank.

    我不想任由银行摆布。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 16、

    We do pray you to show mercy.

    我们恳求你发发慈悲.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 17、

    It really was a mercy that he'd died so rapidly at the end...

    他最后去得那么快，真是谢天谢地。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 18、

    God have mercy on us.

    上帝怜悯我们吧。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 19、

    She was completely at his mercy.

    她完全听任他的摆布。

    朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版
  • 20、

    That is a mercy!

    那真是幸运!

    《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 21、

    It's a mercy the accident happened so near the hospital.

    幸亏事故发生在离医院很近的地方。

    朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版
  • 22、

    They cried for mercy but their pleas were met with abuse and laughter...

    他们哭喊着请求宽恕，可是他们的恳求却遭到了谩骂和嘲笑。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 23、

    They showed no mercy to their hostages.

    他们对人质丝毫不讲仁慈。

    牛津高阶英汉双解词典
  • 24、

    It's the first so-called mercy flight for a fortnight as the Americans have been waiting for enough people to fill a 747 jet.

    美国人一直在等人坐满一架747飞机，这便是第一次为期两周的所谓慈善飞行。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 25、

    It's a mercy the accident happened so close to the hospital.

    幸亏车祸发生在离医院很近的地方.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 26、

    The two cars finished up in a run-off area, clear of the circuit, and that was a mercy.

    两辆车最后都停在了缓冲区，避开了赛车道，真是万幸。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 27、

    I will show no mercy to [ on ] him.

    我决不对他 行善.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 28、

    Neither side took prisoners or showed any mercy...

    双方都没有抓俘虏，也没有表现出丝毫的心慈手软。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 29、

    She vanished nine months ago while on a mercy mission to West Africa...

    9个月前她在去西非的慈善之旅中消失了。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典
  • 30、

    Please use the overpass to cross the street.

    过马路请走天桥.

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