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单词 compassionate
释义 com·pas·sion·ate
I. \-sh(ə)nə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ adjective
1. : marked by compassion, by a ready inclination to pity, sympathy, or tenderness : sympathetic
 < not cold and blaming … but an older and wiser brother, very compassionate — Sinclair Lewis >
 < there was a murmur of commiseration … the soft and compassionate voices of women were conspicuous — Charles Dickens >
2. obsolete : calling forth pity : pitiable
3. : granted because of unusual distressing circumstances affecting an individual — used of leaves and other military privileges
 < considered for a compassionate discharge because of his domestic difficulties >
Synonyms: see tender
II. \-shəˌnāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to have compassion for : sympathize with : pity
 < even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellowmen — John Quincy Adams >
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