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mercy

英 ['mɜːsɪ] 美['mɝsi]
  • n. 仁慈,宽容;怜悯;幸运;善行
  • n. (Mercy)人名;(英)默西,默茜(女名);(法)梅西

英英释意


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"