pity, mercy, sympathy, compassion

名詞 mercy:

1. leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
   同義詞：clemency, mercifulness
2. a disposition to be kind and forgiving
   同義詞：mercifulness
3. the feeling that motivates compassion
   同義詞：mercifulness
4. something for which to be thankful
5. alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed

1. The prisoner appealed to the judge for mercy.
   囚犯懇求法官開恩。
2. A monarch has the prerogative of mercy for criminals.
   君主享有對罪犯的赦免權(quán)。
3. He begged mercy (of the king).
   他祈求(國王)寬恕。
4. They were lost at the sea, at the mercy of the wind and weather.
   他們在海上迷了路，任憑風和天氣的擺布。
5. The king showed no mercy and killed all the prisoners.
   這個國王沒有寬容之心，殺死了所有的犯人。

mer.cy

n.（名詞）
【復數(shù)】 mer.cies
Compassionate treatment, especially of those under one`s power; clemency.
慈悲，仁慈：仁慈的對待，尤指對處于自己權(quán)力控制下的人；仁慈
A disposition to be kind and forgiving:
同情，寬厚：溫和與寬容的性情：
例句：
a heart full of mercy.
充滿包容的心

Something for which to be thankful; a blessing:
恩惠，幸運：應(yīng)對之表示感謝的事物；恩惠：
例句：
It was a mercy that no one was hurt.
沒有人受傷真是幸運

Alleviation of distress; relief:
痛苦的減輕；解脫：
例句：
Distributing food among the homeless was an act of mercy.
給無家可歸的人們發(fā)放食物是一種減輕他們痛苦的行為

<習慣用語>at the mercy of
Without any protection against; helpless before:
任由…擺布；在…面前無助：
例句：
drifting in an open boat, at the mercy of the elements.
在一敞篷船中漂泊，任由暴風雨擺布

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French merci
源自 古法語 merci
from Medieval Latin mercôs
源自 中世紀拉丁語 mercôs
from Latin [reward]
源自 拉丁語 [報酬]

<參考詞匯><同義詞>mercy,leniency,lenity,clemency,charityThese nouns mean kind, forgiving, or sympathetic and humane treatment of or disposition toward others.
這些名詞都表示仁慈的、寬容的、同情的以及對他人的人道對待方式。
Mercy is compassionate forbearance:
Mercy 表示同情性的寬容：
例句：
.We hand folks over to God`s mercy, and show none ourselves. (George Eliot).
.我們讓上帝來保佑人們，我們自己卻不顯示任何憐憫之心. （喬治·艾略特）。

Leniency andlenity imply mildness, gentleness, and often a tendency to reduce the severity or harshness of punishment:
Leniency 和lenity 指溫和的、溫柔的， 還經(jīng)常帶有降低懲罰的嚴厲性傾向：
例句：
.When you have gone too far to recede, do not sue [appeal] to me for leniency. (Charles Dickens).
.當你走得太遠而不能回頭時，就別再來 我的寬恕了. （查爾斯·狄更斯）。

例句：
.His Majesty gave many marks of his great lenity, often . . . endeavoring to extenuate your crimes. (Jonathan Swift).
.國王陛下多次表示了他的仁慈，常?！噲D減輕你的罪行. （喬納森·斯威夫特）。

Clemency is mercy shown by one in a position of authority or powerand especially by one charged with administering justice:
Clemency 是指一擁有權(quán)威或權(quán)力的人，尤指擁有審判權(quán)的人所表現(xiàn)出的慈悲：
例句：
The judge believed in clemency for youthful offenders.
法官認為對年輕的犯罪者應(yīng)以慈悲為懷。

Charity is goodwill and benevolence,especially as it manifests itself in kindly forbearance in judging others:
Charity 是指善心或善行，尤指在評判他人時所顯示出的寬厚容忍：
例句：
.But how shall we expect charity towards others, when we are uncharitable to ourselvesô. (Thomas Browne).
.但是，我們對待自己都不仁慈的時候，又怎么可能善待他人ô. （托馬斯·布朗）