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"