| 单词 | merciless |
| 释义 | merciless (once / 1022 pages) adj Use the adjective merciless to describe someone who acts in a cruel, heartless way. You could accuse your rabbit-hunting brother of being merciless. Merciless is the antonym, or opposite, of "merciful." If a person shows no mercy or pity, she is merciless. This can describe a cruelly violent person, or it can be more figurative: "The torrential rain was merciless, pouring down on the wedding party as they ran to take cover." The root word is mercy, which comes from the French merci, "reward, gift, or kindness." WORD FAMILYmerciless: mercilessly, mercilessness+/merciful: mercifuler, mercifully, mercifulness, unmerciful/mercy: mercies, merciful, merciless/unmerciful: unmercifully, unmercifulness USAGE EXAMPLESWhat version of Rousey enters the Octagon—the merciless wrecking machine of her win streak, or somebody different—is unknown. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) They would later endure the merciless pillaging and wars of Mongol marauders. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) The French-Canadian auteur’s film premiered at Cannes, where the reactions were swift and often merciless -- decrying, among other things, a shrill tone and in-your-face dysfunction. Los Angeles Times(Dec 12, 2016) adj having or showing no mercy the merciless enemy a merciless critic gave him a merciless beating Syn|Ant unmerciful bloody having or covered with or accompanied by blood inclementused of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy uncompassionatelacking compassion or feeling for others harddispassionate unkindlacking kindness bowelless, cutthroat, fierceruthless in competition mortalunrelenting and deadly pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, unpityingwithout mercy or pity tigerishresembling a tiger in fierceness and lack of mercy implacableincapable of being placated merciful showing or giving mercy clement(used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy compassionateshowing or having compassion softcompassionate and kind; conciliatory humanemarked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering kindhaving or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior |
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