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IELTS BNC: 4991 COCA: 5244

mercy

noun
 
/ˈmɜːsi/
/ˈmɜːrsi/
(plural mercies)
Idioms
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  1.  
    [uncountable] a kind or forgiving attitude towards somebody that you have the power to harm or right to punish仁慈；宽恕 synonym humanity
    • to ask/beg/plead for mercy请求／乞求／祈求宽恕
    • They showed no mercy to their hostages.他们对人质丝毫不讲仁慈。
    • God have mercy on us.上帝怜悯我们吧。
    • The troops are on a mercy mission (= a journey to help people) in the war zone.部队出发救助战地民众。
    Extra Examples
    • God's infinite mercy上帝无限的恩惠
    • He asked for mercy for the crimes he had committed.他请求对他所犯的罪行给予宽恕。
    • The prisoners begged for mercy.囚犯们恳求宽恕。
    • The terrorists are completely without mercy.那些恐怖分子全无仁慈之心。
    • There shall be no mercy for my enemies.对我的敌人不会有任何慈悲。
    Topics Personal qualitiesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • divine
    • infinite
    • great
    • …
    verb + mercy
    • ask for
    • beg for
    • plead for
    • …
    mercy + noun
    • dash
    • mission
    • killing
    • …
    preposition
    • at the mercy of
    • without mercy
    • mercy for
    • …
    phrases
    • be grateful for small mercies
    • be thankful for small mercies
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  2. [countable, usually singular] (informal) an event or a situation to be grateful for, usually because it stops something unpleasant幸运；恩惠
    • It is a mercy (that)… It's a mercy she wasn't seriously hurt.幸运的是她伤势不重。
    • His death was a mercy (= because he was in great pain).他的死是一大幸事。
    3. see also merciful, merciless
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French merci ‘pity’ or ‘thanks’, from Latin merces, merced- ‘reward’, in Christian Latin ‘pity, favour, heavenly reward’.
Idioms
at the mercy of somebody/something
  1. not able to stop somebody/something harming you because they have power or control over you任…处置；对…无能为力；任由…摆布
    • I'm not going to put myself at the mercy of the bank.我不想任由银行摆布。
    • We were at the mercy of the weather.我们受制于天气。
be grateful/thankful for small mercies
  1. to be happy that a situation that is bad is not as bad as it could have been为情况不太坏而庆幸
    • Well, at least you weren't hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies.好啦，至少你没受伤。我想这就该让我们知足了。
leave somebody/something to the mercy/mercies of somebody/something
  1. to leave somebody/something in a situation that may cause them to suffer or to be treated badly听任某人可能受苦或受到虐待（而无能为力）
    • privatized companies left to the mercy of market forces受市场力量支配的私有化公司
    • (humorous) I’ll leave you to the tender mercies of these ladies!我将把你留给这些女士们温柔的怜悯！
throw yourself on somebody’s mercy
  1. (formal) to put yourself in a situation where you must rely on somebody to be kind to you and not harm or punish you指望某人能够善待（或宽恕）自己
IELTS BNC: 4991 COCA: 5244
mercy

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + MERCY | MERCY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤divine, infinite神的恩惠；無限的恩惠◇God's infinite mercy上帝無限的恩惠➤great極大的慈悲➤tender溫柔的憐憫◇I left him to the tender mercies of his mother.我就任由他媽媽收拾他了。VERB + MERCY➤ask for, beg for, plead for, scream for請求寬恕；乞求寬恕；懇求寬恕；高聲求饒➤deserve值得寬恕➤obtain, receive獲得／得到寬恕▸➤extend, give (sb), grant (sb), have, show (sb)發慈悲；憐憫（某人）；（向某人）表現仁慈◇The mission of the church is to extend mercy to the needy.教會的使命就是對貧困的人施以慈悲。◇God have mercy on us!上帝對我們發發慈悲吧！◇They showed no mercy to their captives.他們對俘虜毫無憐憫之心。MERCY + NOUN➤dash, mission緊急救援；救援任務◇a mercy mission to deliver medical supplies and equipment運送醫療用品和設備的救助任務➤killing安樂死PREPOSITION➤at the mercy of任由⋯擺佈◇We're at the mercy of the weather.我們對天氣無能為力。➤without mercy殘忍；無情◇The terrorists are completely without mercy.恐怖分子毫無人性。➤mercy for對⋯的仁慈◇There shall be no mercy for my enemies.對我的敵人不會有任何慈悲。◇He asked for mercy for the crimes he had committed.他請求對他所犯的罪行給予寬恕。PHRASES➤be grateful for small mercies, be thankful for small mercies感激點滴恩惠；慶幸情況還不算太壞◇I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies.我覺得我們應該慶幸情況還不算太糟。
IELTS BNC: 4991 COCA: 5244
mercy

noun

mercy ♦︎ forgiveness ♦︎ pardon ♦︎ grace ♦︎ clemency ♦︎ charityThese are all words for a kind or forgiving attitude towards sb. 这些词均表示仁慈、宽恕。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆forgiveness / pardon / clemency for sth◆divine mercy / forgiveness / grace◆to ask (for) mercy / forgiveness / pardon◆to pray for mercy / forgiveness / grace◆to show (no) / receive mercy / forgiveness / charity◆to beg for / have mercy / forgiveness◆to plead for mercy / clemency■ mercy [uncountable] a kind or forgiving attitude towards sb that you have the power to harm or the right to punish 仁慈；宽恕◆The terrorists are completely without mercy.那些恐怖分子全无仁慈之心。◆God have mercy on us.上帝怜悯我们。◆I'm not going to put myself at the mercy of the bank.我不想任由银行摆布。  see also merciful ⇨ lenient ■ forgiveness [uncountable] the act of forgiving sb for sth bad that they have done; a forgiving attitude towards sb 原谅；宽恕；仁慈◆the forgiveness of sins对罪的宽恕◆He begged forgiveness for what he had done.他乞求饶恕他的所作所为。◆There can be no progress without forgiveness.没有宽恕就不可能有进步。   see also forgive ⇨ forgive verb , forgiving ⇨ lenient ■ pardon [uncountable] (formal or old-fashioned) the act of forgiving sb for sth 原谅；宽恕◆She begged his pardon for disturbing him.她为打扰他请他原谅。  see also pardon ⇨ forgive ■ grace [uncountable] the kindness that God shows towards the human race （上帝的）恩宠，恩典◆It was only by the grace of God that they survived.承蒙天恩他们才幸免于难。◆the power of divine grace神恩的力量■ clemency ˈklemənsi [uncountable] (formal) a kind attitude towards sb when they are being punished; willingness not to punish sb too severely （对受惩罚的人表现出的）仁慈，慈悲；宽恕；宽容◆His lawyers appealed for clemency on the grounds of ill health.他的律师以他健康欠佳为由替他乞求宽恕。■ charity [uncountable] (formal) a kind and sympathetic attitude towards sb, especially when you are judging them （尤指在评判他人时表现出的）慈善，仁爱，宽容◆Her article showed no charity towards her former friends.她的文章对她以前的朋友毫不宽容。
IELTS BNC: 4991 COCA: 5244
mercy
Friendliness, generosity and kindness: kindness, generosity, hospitality...

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