| 单词 | the quality of mercy is not strained |
| 释义 | The quality of mercy is not strainedMercy is something that has to be freely given; no one can force someone else to be merciful. (“Strained” is an old form of “constrained,” meaning “forced.”) From The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. Words nearby The quality of mercy is not strainedPrince, The, “The Princess and the Pea”, proof of the pudding, the, The proof of the pudding is in the eating, The public be damned, The quality of mercy is not strained, thèque, Thera, Rake's Progress, The, theralite, Rape of Lucrece, The Cultural definitions for The quality of mercy is not strained (2 of 2)The quality of mercy is not strained A line from the play The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare. Strained means “constrained,” or “forced”; the speaker is telling Shylock that mercy must be freely given, and is inviting him to show mercy to the title character. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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