feeling or showing sympathy for people or animals who are suffering 有同情心的;表示怜悯的 Politicians are not usually regarded as warm or compassionate people. 政治家通常不被视为热情或富有同情心的人。 He was allowed to go home on compassionate grounds (= because he was suffering). 他因为得到同情而获准回家。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1Are these the actions of a compassionate and caring society? 难道这就是一个充满同情与关怀的社会的所作所为吗? She sought permission to travel to relatives in Chile on compassionate grounds. 她以同情为由申请去智利探亲。
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Word Originlate 16th cent.: from compassion + -ate, influenced by archaic French compassioné ‘feeling pity’.