mercy
/ˈmɜːsi/
n.
标准词条
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一句话记住
仁慈；宽恕；怜悯
释义与例句
n.
仁慈；宽恕；怜悯
kindness shown by not punishing someone when you have the power to do so
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The soldiers showed mercy to the wounded and let them go.
士兵们对伤员手下留情，放他们走了。
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She begged for mercy, but the judge imposed the full penalty.
她恳求宽恕，但法官仍判了最高刑罚。
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The prisoners were treated without mercy during the long march.
在漫长的行军中，囚犯们受到了毫不留情的对待。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
mercy 不可数，常见于 at the mercy of（任人摆布）和 have mercy on（宽恕）；需要具体一次宽恕时可说 an act of mercy。
词族与关联词
词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
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merciful 仁慈的；宽大的形容词，形容有权惩罚却选择宽容，如 a merciful judge。
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merciless 无情的；残忍的merci- 加否定后缀 -less，表示毫无怜悯，语气比 unkind 更重。
同义词
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pity 同情；怜悯mercy 指有权惩罚时给予宽恕，常见 have mercy on sb；pity 指内心对他人不幸的同情，常见 feel pity for sb。正误对比：beg for mercy（求饶，正确）／beg for pity（更像“求同情”，语义不准）。I felt pity for the stray dog shivering in the rain. 看到那只在雨中发抖的流浪狗，我心里很难过。
常见搭配
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at the mercy of 任由……摆布；受……支配The small boat was completely at the mercy of the storm. 小船完全任由暴风雨摆布。
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have mercy on 对……发慈悲；宽恕……The judge may have mercy on him because he has no previous convictions. 由于他没有前科，法官也许会对他从宽处理。
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show mercy 表现仁慈；从宽处理Judges sometimes show mercy when the offender is very young. 如果犯罪者年纪很小，法官有时会从宽处理。