| 单词 | mercy |
| 释义 | mercy (once / 81 pages) n 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. This is a quality that has to do with compassion, forgiveness, and leniency. If convicted of a crime, you might plead for the judge's mercy, meaning a lesser punishment. When people say "May God have mercy on me!" they're asking for forgiveness. Mercy may be given or received. You might show your little cousin mercy by not forcing him to eat a worm. People jokingly say a bad singer is showing mercy if she ends the show early. WORD FAMILYmercy: mercies, merciful, merciless+/merciful: mercifuler, mercifully, mercifulness, unmerciful/merciless: mercilessly, mercilessness/unmerciful: unmercifully, unmercifulness USAGE EXAMPLESMy goal is to stay solvent through the Super Bowl, then throw myself at the mercy of the courts. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) He asked for mercy from the judge and said he’s “deeply sorry.” Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) “But we are sure that goodness, compassion and mercy are more powerful than any weapon.” New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1n a disposition to be kind and forgiving Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper mercifulness mercilessness, unmercifulness inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving compassion, pity the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it forgivingness, kindnesstendency to be kind and forgiving lenience, leniency, lenity, mildnessmercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant humaneness the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals) 2n the feeling that motivates compassion Syn|Hypo|Hyper mercifulness forgiveness compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive compassion, compassionateness a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering 3n something for which to be thankful it was a mercy we got out alive Hyper blessing, boon a desirable state 4n alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy Hyper ministration, relief, succor, succour assistance in time of difficulty 5n leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice he threw himself on the mercy of the court Syn|Hypo|Hyper clemency, mercifulness commutation, re-sentencing (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law amnesty, free pardon, pardonthe formal act of liberating someone quarterclemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent reprieve, respitethe act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment lenience, leniency lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers |
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