mercy

noun

1. 仁慈；宽恕
   a kind or forgiving attitude towards sb that you have the power to harm or right to punish
   1. to ask/beg/plead for mercy
      请求 / 乞求 / 祈求宽恕
   2. They showed no mercy to their hostages.
      他们对人质丝毫不讲仁慈。
   3. God have mercy on us.
      上帝怜悯我们吧。
   4. The troops are on a mercy mission (= a journey to help people) in the war zone.
      部队出发救助战区民众。
2. 幸运；恩惠
   an event or a situation to be grateful for, usually because it stops sth unpleasant
   1. It's a mercy she wasn't seriously hurt.
      幸运的是她伤势不重。

1. N-UNCOUNT 仁慈;怜悯;宽恕
   If someone in authority shows mercy, they choose not to harm someone they have power over, or they forgive someone they have the right to punish.
   1. Neither side took prisoners or showed any mercy...
      双方都没有抓俘虏，也没有表现出丝毫的心慈手软。
   2. They cried for mercy but their pleas were met with abuse and laughter...
      他们哭喊着请求宽恕，可是他们的恳求却遭到了谩骂和嘲笑。
   3. May God have mercy on your soul.
      愿上帝宽恕你的灵魂。
2. ADJ 慈善的;救援的
   Mercy is used to describe a special journey to help someone in great need, such as people who are sick or made homeless by war.
   1. She vanished nine months ago while on a mercy mission to West Africa...
      9个月前她在去西非的慈善之旅中消失了。
   2. It's the first so-called mercy flight for a fortnight as the Americans have been waiting for enough people to fill a 747 jet.
      美国人一直在等人坐满一架747飞机，这便是第一次为期两周的所谓慈善飞行。
3. N-COUNT 幸运;侥幸
   If you refer to an event or situation as a mercy, you mean that it makes you feel happy or relieved, usually because it stops something unpleasant happening.
   1. It really was a mercy that he'd died so rapidly at the end...
      他最后去得那么快，真是谢天谢地。
   2. The two cars finished up in a run-off area, clear of the circuit, and that was a mercy.
      两辆车最后都停在了缓冲区，避开了赛车道，真是万幸。
4. PHRASE 完全由…支配;任由…摆布
   If one person or thing is at the mercy of another, the first person or thing is in a situation where they cannot prevent themselves being harmed or affected by the second.
   1. Buildings are left to decay at the mercy of vandals and the weather...
      建筑物因人为的肆意破坏及日晒雨淋而日益破败。
   2. The Emperor must realize that he has us at his mercy.
      皇帝必须意识到我们任由他处置。
5. PHRASE 为坏情况没有变得更糟而庆幸
   If you tell someone who is in an unpleasant situation that they should be grateful or thankful for small mercies, you mean that although their situation is bad, it could be even worse, and so they should be happy.
   1. But so low has morale sunk that the team and the fans would have been grateful for small mercies.
      士气如此低沉，一丁点的好运都会让队员和球迷庆幸不已。
6. PHRASE 听凭…发落
   If you throw yourself on someone's mercy, you put yourself in a situation where they will have complete power to decide how to treat you, for example whether to punish or forgive you.
   1. He's going to throw himself on the mercy of the court.
      他准备听凭法庭发落。

1. Ordinary people are at the mercy of faceless bureaucrats.
   普通人的命运任凭那些平庸刻板的官僚们摆布。
2. They meant to finish her off, swiftly and without mercy.
   他们打算毫不留情地迅速结果了她。
3. Neither side took prisoners or showed any mercy
   双方都没有抓俘虏，也没有表现出丝毫的心慈手软。
4. They cried for mercy but their pleas were met with abuse and laughter
   他们哭喊着请求宽恕，可是他们的恳求却遭到了谩骂和嘲笑。
5. May God have mercy on your soul.
   愿上帝宽恕你的灵魂。
6. She vanished nine months ago while on a mercy mission to West Africa
   9个月前她在去西非的慈善之旅中消失了。
7. It's the first so-called mercy flight for a fortnight as the Americans have been waiting for enough people to fill a 747 jet.
   美国人一直在等人坐满一架747飞机，这便是第一次为期两周的所谓慈善飞行。
8. It really was a mercy that he'd died so rapidly at the end
   他最后去得那么快，真是谢天谢地。
9. The two cars finished up in a run-off area, clear of the circuit, and that was a mercy.
   两辆车最后都停在了缓冲区，避开了赛车道，真是万幸。
10. Buildings are left to decay at the mercy of vandals and the weather
    建筑物因人为的肆意破坏及日晒雨淋而日益破败。
11. The Emperor must realize that he has us at his mercy.
    皇帝必须意识到我们任由他处置。
12. But so low has morale sunk that the team and the fans would have been grateful for small mercies.
    士气如此低沉，一丁点的好运都会让队员和球迷庆幸不已。
13. He's going to throw himself on the mercy of the court.
    他准备听凭法庭发落。
14. He was kneeling on the floor pleading for mercy
    他跪在地板上请求宽恕。
15. In him the polarities of life are resolved and balanced: male and female, strength and compassion, severity and mercy.
    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。
16. Kelly prayed that God would judge her with mercy.
    凯莉祈求在接受最后的审判时能得到上帝的怜悯。
17. For others, especially the young and foolish, the state will temper justice with mercy
    对待其他人时，尤其是年轻人和愚蠢的人，国家会刚柔并济。
18. They were treated with mercy.
    他们受到仁慈的待遇。
19. The puppet soldier cried for mercy.
    伪军高呼饶命。
20. We never show mercy to bad people.
    我们对坏人是决不容情的。
21. The prisoner begged the judge for mercy.
    囚犯向法官求情。
22. I will show no mercy to [ on] him.
    我决不对他行善。
23. Captain White scourged his crew without mercy.
    船长怀特无情地鞭挞船员。
24. The criminal pleaded with the jury for mercy.
    犯人恳求陪审团宽恕他。
25. He never shows any mercy towards evildoers.
    他对坏人决不容情。
26. He showed mercy to the defeated enemy.
    他怜悯被打败的敌人。
27. If the judge finds you guilty, you can only fling yourself on his mercy.
    如果法官发现你有罪，你就只能请求他宽恕了。
28. The prisoner appealed to the judge for mercy.
    囚犯恳求法官宽大处理。
29. We offer up our thanks to the Lord for his mercy and loving kindness.
    我们向房东表示感谢，感谢他的同情与仁慈。
30. Almighty god, have mercy on us.
    全能的主，请垂怜我们。

  mercy charity compassion kindness【导航词义：仁慈，慈悲】

  mercy n. 仁慈，宽恕

〔辨析〕指对有权处置或惩罚之人表现出的慈悲或怜悯。

  charity n. 〈正式〉宽容，宽厚

〔辨析〕指对他人表现出的仁慈或同情。

  compassion n. 怜悯，同情

〔辨析〕指对某人遭遇的极大同情，并意欲提供帮助，多含褒义。

  kindness n. 仁慈，和蔼，好意

〔辨析〕普通用词，指对他人的友好举动。

n.

at the mercy of sb/sth

• 任…处置；对…无能为力；任由…摆布
  not able to stop sb/sth harming you because they have power or control over you
  1. I'm not going to put myself at the mercy of the bank.
     我不想任由银行摆布。
  2. We were at the mercy of the weather.
     我们受制于天气。

leave sb/sth to the mercy/mercies of sb/sth

• 听任某人可能受到虐待（而无能为力）
  to leave sb/sth in a situation that may cause them to suffer or to be treated badly

throw yourself on sb's mercy

• 指望某人能够善待（或宽恕）你
  to put yourself in a situation where you must rely on sb to be kind to you and not harm or punish you

noun

1. leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
   1. he threw himself on the mercy of the court

   Synonym:    clemencymercifulness

2. alleviation of distress
   1. distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy

3. a disposition to be kind and forgiving
   1. in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband

   Synonym:    mercifulness

4. the feeling that motivates compassion

   Synonym:    mercifulness

5. something for which to be thankful
   1. it was a mercy we got out alive