英语词汇“mercy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	mercy
释义	mer·cy \ˈmərsē, ˈmə̄s-, ˈməis-, -si\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English merci, mercy, from Old French mercit, merci, from Medieval Latin merced-, merces, from Latin, price paid for something, wages, reward, recompense, from merc-, merx ware, merchandise — more at market 1. a. : compassion or forbearance shown to an offender or subject : clemency or kindness extended to someone instead of strictness or severity : leniency < the illusion of omniscience … brings endless inhumanity when it leads us to shut the gates of mercy — M.R.Cohen > especially : the mercy of God to man < showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments — Exod 20:6 (Authorized Version) > b. : a sentence of imprisonment rather than of death imposed in clemency on a person convicted of first-degree murder 2. a. : a blessing regarded as an act of divine favor or compassion < seemed oblivious of all the many mercies of his daily life > b. : a fortunate event or circumstance < the more open ground was a mercy — Fred Majdalany > 3. : relief of distress : compassion shown to victims of misfortune < seek ways of performing acts of kindness and mercy abroad — Vera M. Dean > Synonyms: clemency, lenity, charity, grace: mercy, a word of much emotional force and hence one applicable to extreme situations, indicates a kindly refraining from inflicting punishment or pain, often a refraining brought about by genuinely felt compassion and sympathy, or a general disposition toward these latter characteristics < earthly power doth then show likest God's when mercy season justice — Shakespeare > < the quality of brutality was not isolated in the Japanese, nor was the quality of mercy unknown to them — Agnes N. Keith > clemency, a less emotionally colored word, indicates a tendency to be mild and compassionate, to administer or direct moderate punishment or treatment rather than drastically severe < clemency … is the standing policy of constitutional governments, as severity is of despotism — Henry Hallam > < Cicero had prophesied so positively that Caesar would throw off the mask of clemency … that he was disappointed to find him persevere in the same gentleness — J.A.Froude > lenity may suggest absence of severity, may connote a clemency uninterrupted and unvaried and verging onto softness and careless leniency < whether this indulgence comes from the wisdom and lenity of the government — Tobias Smollett > < not to be expected that they would show much lenity to one … regarded as the chief of the Rye House Plot — T.B.Macaulay > charity indicates clemency of judgment, a disposition to judge mildly or tolerantly < marriage had begun where it so often ends happily, in charity of mind — Ellen Glasgow > In other, more common uses it suggests a benevolent good will arising from a feeling of love of others < with malice toward none, with charity for all — Abraham Lincoln > In older usage grace may combine the associations of clemency and charity < his eyes upraised to sue for grace — William Wordsworth > • - at the mercy of
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