- 词义辨析
compassion, mercy, pity, sympathy
这组词都有“同情”或“可怜”的意思。它们的区别在于:pity通常只表示内心感到难过或同情,少给予帮助; sympathy指“同情心”或“恻隐之心”,强调共同分担,进而对某种经历或遭遇引起共鸣; compassion指“同情心”,强调由于理解而同情,并主动给予帮助,常常指通过自身痛苦或不幸而同情别人; mercy指“仁慈”或“怜悯”,含有主动救助别人脱离苦难之义。例如:
It is a pity that such an ability as him should be employed about such trifle matters.真可惜,像他这样有才能的人竟然被用来做这类琐事。
Her own experiences had taught her to have compassion for misunderstood children.她自身的遭遇使她认识到应对那些受到误解的孩子予以同情。
The criminal pleaded with the jury for mercy.犯人恳求陪审团宽恕他。
He was moved with sympathy.他动了恻隐之心。
pity，mercy，sympathy，compassion
这些名词均有“同情、怜悯”之意。
pity指对弱者、不幸者所表示的怜惜之情。
mercy侧重指对应受惩罚或地位卑下者的慈悲或怜悯。
sympathy普通常用词，含义广。指志趣、看法上的一致，也指感情相投，带有深深的恻隐之心的亲切之情。
compassion较正式较庄重用词，指对同等人的同情与理解，常含急切愿意帮忙的意味。
- 速记技巧
词源词根法
com-，强调。-pat，情感，忍受，词源同patient，passion com-共同+-pass-痛苦+-ion名词词尾→因一起遭受痛苦而相互怜悯
- 近义词
- 反义词
- benevolencen.仁慈;善行;
- carev.关心，在意;愿意;照顾;（礼貌询问）要;
- charityn.慈善机构(或组织);赈济;宽容;
- clemencyn.宽容，仁慈;（尤指气候等）温和;
- compassionatenessn.同情，怜悯;
- concernn.担心;令人担心的事;关心（的事）;分内之事;公司;
- considerationn.仔细考虑;讨论;体贴;应考虑的因素;报酬;
- empathyn.<心>移情作用;同感，共鸣;神入;
- favorn.好感;宠爱;关切;欢心;
- feelingn.感觉，知觉，情绪;感情;气氛;
- kind-heartedness仁心
- kindheartednessn.仁爱，仁德;
- kindnessn.仁慈，善行;友好的行为;
- leniencyn.宽大，仁慈;
- mercyn.宽容;怜悯;幸运;侥幸;
- mildnessn.温和，和善，温暖;
- pityn.同情;怜悯;(用于表示失望)遗憾，可惜;怜悯;仁慈;
- quartern. 四分之一;季度;一刻钟;25分硬币;地区;群体;营房;半圆的月相;一节;夸特;慈悲;住处;
- sympathyn.同情;支持，赞同;志同道合;
- warmthn.温暖;暖和;热情;友情
- 知识拓展
同近义词
n.同情；怜悯；feeling，sympathy，pity，mercy
同根单词
compassion adj.compassionate慈悲的；富于同情心的adv.compassionately同情地；慈悲地；富有同情心地vt compassionate同情；怜悯
- 双语例句 更多例句
By raising the world's overall compassion level and calling constant attention to human rights.
唤醒世界各国人民的同情心,提醒人们关注人权问题.
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Schoolmates offer the compassion positively and have donated a lot of books, clothings.
同学们积极奉献爱心,捐了很多书籍, 衣物.
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Compassion is a tone that allows oneself and others to synthesize into a state of balance.
同情是允许自己和他人合成到平衡状态的音调.
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It is our duty to help others through the practice of loving kindness and compassion.
通过修持仁爱与慈悲来帮助别人是我们的责任.
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He was mouthing the usual platitudes about the need for more compassion.
他言不由衷地说了些需要更加同情之类的陈腔滥调.
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The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not opportunism.
总统坚持说他如此做是出于同情而不是为了投机。
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This comedy of contemporary manners is told with compassion and acid humour.
这部当代风尚喜剧杂糅了悲悯的情怀和尖酸的幽默。
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Van Gogh's studies of old men are drawn with compassion and understanding.
梵高画老人的习作中,总是充满了同情与谅解.
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I was prepared to be magnanimous, prepared to feel compassion for him...
我准备表现得宽宏大量，同情他的境遇。
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在他身上，生命的两面性达到了调和与平衡：阳刚和阴柔、强悍和怜悯，还有严厉和仁慈。
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Relent, O Lord ! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants.
诗90:13耶和华阿,我们要等到几时 呢 ?求你转回,为你的仆人后悔.
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Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
11爱和同情是必需的而非奢华的, 因为没有爱和同情,人类将无法生存.
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And beyond that, you've gained something a little more knowledge and a lot more compassion.
另外, 你还获得了一些东西——见识略长,同情心大增.
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Compassion in action will harmonize those who study with such a Bodhisattva.
行动中的同情将使学习者与菩萨协调.
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I will spare them, just as in compassion a man spares his son who serves him.
我必32怜恤他们, 如同人怜恤服事自己的儿子.
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And in the Buddhist tradition, individuals are urged act with compassion in every facet of life.
佛教传统敦促个人在生活诸方面慈悲济世.
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- 相关词组
- have compassion for怜悯;
- infinite compassion and mercy大慈大悲;
- feel compassion for哀怜；哀矜;
- have compassion on怜悯，同情;
- have no compassion for others不关痛痒
- feel compassion感到同情
- fling oneself on sb's compassionv.乞求别人同情
- take compassion on怜悯,同情
- have compassion for womanhood怜香惜玉;
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