mercy
mercy
英[ˈmɜːsi]美[ˈmɜːrsi]
n.宽容，怜悯，幸运，侥幸；
复数：mercies;
例句
Public opinion polarized into completely opposite opinions on the issue of mercy killing.公众舆论在安乐死这一问题上分化成了完全不同的对立观点。
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。
We do pray you to show mercy.我们恳求你发发慈悲。
The murderer’s entreaties for mercy availed to nothing.无人理会杀人犯的求饶。
Mercy to the enemies means cruelty to the people.对敌人的仁慈就意味着对人民的残忍。
We try to strike a balance between justice and mercy.我们设法做到宽严并济, 恩威兼施。
Fire and water have no mercy.水火无情出自：英语名言
Buildings are left to decay at the mercy of vandals and the weather.建筑物因人为的肆意破坏及日晒雨淋而日益破败。
The enemy were at the mercy of us.敌人在我们面前毫无办法.
They always swayed when they chanted the respondence: " Lord, have mercy on us. "当他们念到 “ 主啊, 怜悯我们 ” 的时候,总觉得浑身都动荡起来.
同义词
n.
mercy的同义词之：仁慈,宽容
sympathykindnesspitycompassioncharitymercy的同义词之：其他释义
compassionkindnessgracecharitysympathyclemencypityquarter反义词
n.
mercy的反义词之：慈悲;宽容;善行
crueltymercilessnessmercy的反义词之：其他释义
cruelty同义词解析
以下这些名词均有"同情，怜悯" 的意思
pity：指对弱者、不幸者所表示的怜惜之情。
mercy：侧重指对应受惩罚或地位卑下者的慈悲或怜悯。
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。
词组
be thankful (或 grateful) for small mercies
be relieved that an unpleasant situation is alleviated by minor advantages庆幸不利情况已略有改善have mercy on (或 upon)
show compassion or forgiveness to宽恕；对…有怜悯之心leave someone/thing to the mercy of
expose someone or something to a situation of probable danger or harm听任…由（可能有危险或危害的形势）摆布throw oneself on someone's mercy
intentionally place oneself in someone's hands in the expectation that they will behave mercifully towards one特意恳求（某人）宽恕at the mercy of
Without any protection against; helpless before任由…摆布；在…面前无助柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-UNCOUNT
仁慈;怜悯;宽恕
If someone in authority shows mercy, they choose not to harm someone they have power over, or they forgive someone they have the right to punish.
例句
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。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。ADJ
慈善的;救援的
Mercy is used to describe a special journey to help someone in great need, such as people who are sick or made homeless by war.
例句
She vanished nine months ago while on a mercy mission to West Africa...9个月前她在去西非的慈善之旅中消失了。It's the first so-called mercy flight for a fortnight as the Americans have been waiting for enough people to fill a 747 jet.美国人一直在等人坐满一架747飞机，这便是第一次为期两周的所谓慈善飞行。N-COUNT
幸运;侥幸
If you refer to an event or situation as a mercy, you mean that it makes you feel happy or relieved, usually because it stops something unpleasant happening.
例句
It really was a mercy that he'd died so rapidly at the end...他*后去得那么快，真是谢天谢地。The two cars finished up in a run-off area, clear of the circuit, and that was a mercy.两辆车*后都停在了缓冲区，避开了赛车道，真是万幸。PHRASE
完全由…支配;任由…摆布
If one person or thing is at the mercy of another, the first person or thing is in a situation where they cannot prevent themselves being harmed or affected by the second.
例句
Buildings are left to decay at the mercy of vandals and the weather...建筑物因人为的肆意破坏及日晒雨淋而日益破败。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。PHRASE
为坏情况没有变得更糟而庆幸
If you tell someone who is in an unpleasant situation that they should be grateful or thankful for small mercies, you mean that although their situation is bad, it could be even worse, and so they should be happy.
例句
But so low has morale sunk that the team and the fans would have been grateful for small mercies.士气如此低沉，一丁点的好运都会让队员和球迷庆幸不已。PHRASE
听凭…发落
If you throw yourself on someone's mercy, you put yourself in a situation where they will have complete power to decide how to treat you, for example whether to punish or forgive you.
例句
He's going to throw himself on the mercy of the court.他准备听凭法庭发落。英汉词典释义
n.
宽容, 怜悯, 仁慈
We do pray you to show mercy.我们恳求你发发慈悲。幸运之事, 侥幸,恩惠
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。英英词典释义
Noun
1. leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice;
"he threw himself on the mercy of the court"2. a disposition to be kind and forgiving;
"in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"3. the feeling that motivates compassion
4. something for which to be thankful;
"it was a mercy we got out alive"5. alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed;
"distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"
