mercy 英 [ˈmɜ:si] 　 美 [ˈmɜrsi]

mercy

mercy　 英 [ˈmɜ:si] 美 [ˈmɜrsi]

n. 仁慈，宽容；幸运　

名词复数:mercies　

to ask for mercy, to beg for mercy, to plead for mercy　请求╱乞求╱祈求宽恕
They showed no mercy to their hostages.　他们对人质丝毫不讲仁慈。

  • Compassion leads you to have mercy, which is like forgiveness. If you have mercy on someone, you let them off the hook or are kind to them somehow.
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  • n. 仁慈，宽容；幸运

  • 1. to ask for mercy, to beg for mercy, to plead for mercy

    请求╱乞求╱祈求宽恕

  • 2. They showed no mercy to their hostages.

    他们对人质丝毫不讲仁慈。

  • 3. God have mercy on us.

    上帝怜悯我们吧。

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

    幸运的是她伤势不重。

  • mercy (n.) late 12c., "God's forgiveness of his creatures' offenses," from Old French mercit, merci (9c.) "reward, gift; kindness, grace, pity," from Latin mercedem (nominative merces) "reward, wages, pay hire" (in Vulgar Latin "favor, pity"), from merx (genitive mercis) "wares, merchandise" (see market (n.)). In Church Latin (6c.) applied to the heavenly reward of those who show kindness to the helpless.
mercy / ˈmɜːsi ; NAmE ˈmɜːrsi / noun ( plural mercies ) 1 [uncountable ] a kind or forgiving attitude towards sb that you have the power to harm or right to punish 仁慈；宽恕 SYN humanity ◆ to ask/beg/plead for mercy 请求╱乞求╱祈求宽恕 ◆ They showed no mercyto their hostages. 他们对人质丝毫不讲仁慈。 ◆ God have mercy onus. 上帝怜悯我们吧。 ◆ The troops are on a mercy mission (= a journey to help people)in the war zone. 部队出发救助战地民众。 2 [countable ,  usually singular ] ( informal) an event or a situation to be grateful for, usually because it stops sth unpleasant 幸运；恩惠 ◆ It's a mercyshe wasn't seriously hurt. 幸运的是她伤势不重。 ☞see also merciful , merciless IDIOMS at the mercy of sb/sth not able to stop sb/sth harming you because they have power or control over you 任…处置；对…无能为力；任由…摆布 ◆ I'm not going to put myself at the mercy of the bank. 我不想任由银行摆布。 ◆ We were at the mercy of the weather. 我们受制于天气。 leave sb/sth to the mercy/mercies of sb/sth to leave sb/sth in a situation that may cause them to suffer or to be treated badly 听任某人可能受苦或受到虐待（而无能为力） throw yourself on sb's mercy ( formal) to put yourself in a situation where you must rely on sb to be kind to you and not harm or punish you 指望某人能够善待（或宽恕）自己 ☞more at small   adj. mercy mercies mercy / ˈmɜːsi ; NAmE ˈmɜːrsi /
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