mercy
n. ① [U] 憐憫；饒??；寬恕。如：
The commander showed mercy to the prisoners of war.
司令官對戰(zhàn)俘十分憐憫。
② [C] 幸運(yùn)的事；值得感激的事。如：
It was a mercy that the whole family survived the earthquake.
這次地震中一家人都幸免于難,真是不幸中之大幸。
What a mercy!
真是上天的恩惠！
[派生]
merciless adj. 無情的；殘酷的
merciful adj. 仁慈的；慈悲的；寬容的
[拓展]
beg for mercy 懇請寬恕
have mercy on sb. 寬恕某人
show mercy to sb. 憐憫某人
at the mercy of 任憑……擺布；在……面前無能為力
without mercy 毫不寬恕地；無情地
[小試] 翻譯下列各句。
1. The boy was screaming and begging for mercy.
n. ① [U] 憐憫；饒??；寬恕。如：
The commander showed mercy to the prisoners of war.
司令官對戰(zhàn)俘十分憐憫。
② [C] 幸運(yùn)的事；值得感激的事。如：
It was a mercy that the whole family survived the earthquake.
這次地震中一家人都幸免于難,真是不幸中之大幸。
What a mercy!
真是上天的恩惠！
[派生]
merciless adj. 無情的；殘酷的
merciful adj. 仁慈的；慈悲的；寬容的
[拓展]
beg for mercy 懇請寬恕
have mercy on sb. 寬恕某人
show mercy to sb. 憐憫某人
at the mercy of 任憑……擺布；在……面前無能為力
without mercy 毫不寬恕地；無情地
[小試] 翻譯下列各句。
1. The boy was screaming and begging for mercy.