mercy

['mə:si]

n.仁慈, 怜悯, 恩惠, 宽恕
adj.仁慈的, 宽恕的

n.

1. 慈悲, 怜悯; 仁慈, 宽容[U][(+on)]

The commander showed mercy to the prisoners of war.

司令官对战俘十分怜悯。

2. 仁慈行为, 善行[C][(+for)]

3. 【口】幸运, 侥幸[S]

It was a mercy that the whole family survived the earthquake.

这次地震中一家人都幸免于难, 真是不幸中之大幸。

4. 救济, 救难

Distributing food among the homeless was an act of mercy.

发配食物给无家可归的人是救苦救难的行为。

词形变化

名词复数: mercies |

词义辨析

同义:

n.仁慈, 宽容

kindness  compassion  pity  sympathy  charity  

同义参见:

clemency  grace  quarter  

反义:

n.慈悲; 宽容; 善行

cruelty  mercilessness  

英英释义

名词 mercy:

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

同义词：clemency, mercifulness

a disposition to be kind and forgiving

同义词：mercifulness

the feeling that motivates compassion

同义词：mercifulness

something for which to be thankful

alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed

短语词组

at the mercy of

1. 受……所支配; 任……摆布

She was at the mercy of her cruel husband.

她任凭残酷的丈夫摆布。

A sailor is at the mercy of the weather.

水手受到天气的摆布。

have mercy on

1. 对……发慈悲

They have little mercy on their enemy.

他们对敌人毫不宽容。

without mercy

1. 毫不留情地; 残忍地

They beat him without mercy.

他们残忍地打他。

补充

mercymercy英:[ˈmə:si] 美:[ˈmɚsi]n.1.宽容, 怜悯, 仁慈We do pray you to show mercy.我们恳求你发发慈悲。2.幸运之事, 侥幸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。

例句

1. acts of mercy怜悯的行为 2. He pleaded for mercy.他恳求宽恕。 3. 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。 4. May God have mercy on your soul.愿上帝宽恕你的灵魂。 5. 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。 6. It really was a mercy that he'd died so rapidly at the end.他最后的离世是那样快, 真是谢天谢地。 7. 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。 8. Ordinary people are at the mercy of faceless bureaucrats.普通人的命运完全由那些千人一面的官僚摆布。 9. But so low has morale sunk that the team and the fans would have been grateful for small mercies.士气如此低落, 一丁点的好运都会让队员和球迷庆幸不已。 10. He's going to throw himself on the mercy of the court.他准备听凭法庭发落。 11. A part of me wanted to throw myself on her mercy and beg her to understand.我有点想听凭她发落并祈求她的理解。 12. the boy was screaming and begging for mercy.男孩尖叫着乞求宽恕。 13. [count noun]the mercies of God.上帝的慈悲。 14. his death was in a way a mercy.某种意义上说，他的死是一种解脱。 15. mercy missions to refugees caught up in the fighting.救助陷入战火的难民的人道主义任务。 16. ‘mercy me!’ uttered Mrs Diggory.迪戈里太太叫了一声：“嗳呀！”。 17. consumers were at the mercy of every rogue in the marketplace.顾客任凭奸商欺诈。 18. may the Lord have mercy on her soul.愿主宽恕她的灵魂。 19. the forest is left to the mercy of the loggers.森林任凭伐木工随意砍伐。 20. The rebels were shown no mercy. They were taken out and shot.叛乱分子没有得到宽大处理，全被带出去枪毙。 21. The climbers spent the night on the mountain at the mercy of the wind and rain.登山者在山上过夜，经受风吹雨打。 22. He is a vicious criminal who deserves no mercy.他是一个邪恶的、不值得宽恕的罪犯。 23. She fell to her knees and asked/begged/pleaded for mercy.她跪下来祈求宽恕。 24. Have you no mercy? = Are you utterly without mercy?你一点儿同情心都没有吗？ 25. May God have mercy on us all. [=may God treat us all with kindness and forgiveness]愿上帝怜悯我们。 26. He showed no mercy to his enemies. = He showed his enemies no mercy. [=he treated his enemies very harshly]他对敌人毫不怜悯。 27. The boss took mercy on us [=he treated us kindly] and let us go home early.老板开恩，让我们早早回家了。 28. a man of mercy [=a man who treats other people with kindness and forgiveness]有同情心的人 29. The prisoner confessed his crimes and threw himself on the mercy of the court. [=the prisoner begged the court for mercy]囚犯对自己的罪行供认不讳，祈求法庭宽恕。 30. an act of mercy善行 31. They came on a mission/errand of mercy to provide food and medical care for starving children.他们此行的目的是救助饥饿儿童，为他们提供食品以及医疗救护。 32. a mercy mission慈善团体 33. It's a mercy that the building was empty when the fire started.幸好发生火灾时楼里没有人。 34. "We should be grateful/thankful for small mercies. [=even though bad things have happened to us, we should be grateful that our situation is not worse]"对于点滴恩惠我们也应心存感激。 35. Thank heaven for small mercies.感谢上苍对我们的眷顾。 36. mercy! That wind is cold!天哪！好冷的风！ 37. "I'm not hungry, but mercy [=heavens, goodness], that food sure does smell good!"我虽然不怎么饿，但是天哪，这食物闻上去实在是香啊！ 38. mercy me! That wind is cold.天哪！好冷的风啊！ 39. "With no way to control the ship, we were at the mercy of the sea."由于没有办法控制我们的船，我们只好任由大海摆布了。 40. "The people were at the mercy of the advancing army. = The army advanced, and the people were at their mercy. [=the people could do nothing to defend themselves from the army]"对于攻上来的敌军，人们无能为力。 41. Our plans were at the mercy of the weather.我们的计划能否实施只能看天气了。 42. He had to leave his boat to the mercy of the storm.他只能让自己的船听任暴风雨摆布了。 43. "As the army retreated, the people were left to the mercies of the advancing enemy."由于军队撤退了，老百姓对进攻的敌人无力抵抗。