compassion

compassion读音音标

英 [kəmˈpæʃn]

美 [kəmˈpæʃən]

compassion意思解释

n.

怜悯，同情；

恻隐之心；

双语释义

n.(名词)

[U]怜悯，同情 pity feeling for the sufferings of others

英英释义

compassion

[ kəm\'pæʃən ]

n.

a deep awareness of and sympathy for another\'s suffering

同义词：compassionateness

the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it

同义词：pity

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)介词+～fling oneself on〔upon〕 sb\'s compassion祈求某人怜悯～+介词compassion for〔on〕对…的同情

同近义词辨析

pity, sympathy, compassion, mercy

这组词都有“同情、怜悯”的意思，其区别是：

pity

指对弱者、不幸者所表示的怜惜之情。

sympathy

普通常用词，含义广。指志趣、看法上的一致，也指感情相投，带有深深的恻隐之心的亲切之情。

compassion

较正式较庄重用词，指对同等人的同情与理解，常含急切愿意帮忙的意味。

mercy

侧重指对应受惩罚或地位卑下者的慈悲或怜悯。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)I had compassion for him.我怜悯他。He teaches us to have compassion on the poor.他教导我们对穷人应有怜悯心。Compassion is a sign of weakness.怜悯是弱者的标志。I should not have compassion for those lofty birds.我不会怜悯这些高贵的鸟。We had compassion for the poor widow.我们同情这个可怜的寡妇。The nurse had great compassion for her patients.那位护士十分同情她的病人。I feel a measure of compassion for her.我对她怀有一定程度的同情。Compassion often engenders love.同情常会产生爱情。