mercy

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mercy /ˈmɚsi/ noun

plural mercies

mercy

/ˈmɚsi/

noun

plural mercies

Learner's definition of MERCY

[noncount] : kind or forgiving treatment of someone who could be treated harshly仁慈；宽恕

He is a vicious criminal who deserves no mercy.他是一个邪恶的、不值得宽恕的罪犯。
She fell to her knees and asked/begged/pleaded for mercy.她跪下来祈求宽恕。
Have you no mercy? = Are you utterly without mercy?你一点儿同情心都没有吗？
May God have mercy on us all. [=may God treat us all with kindness and forgiveness]愿上帝怜悯我们。
He showed no mercy to his enemies. = He showed his enemies no mercy. [=he treated his enemies very harshly]他对敌人毫不怜悯。
The boss took mercy on us [=he treated us kindly] and let us go home early.老板开恩，让我们早早回家了。
a man of mercy [=a man who treats other people with kindness and forgiveness]有同情心的人
The prisoner confessed his crimes and threw himself on the mercy of the court. [=the prisoner begged the court for mercy]囚犯对自己的罪行供认不讳，祈求法庭宽恕。

[noncount] : kindness or help given to people who are in a very bad or desperate situation怜悯；帮助

an act of mercy善行
They came on a mission/errand of mercy to provide food and medical care for starving children.他们此行的目的是救助饥饿儿童，为他们提供食品以及医疗救护。
a mercy mission慈善团体

[count] : a good or lucky fact or situation幸运；恩惠

It's a mercy that the building was empty when the fire started.幸好发生火灾时楼里没有人。
We should be grateful/thankful for small mercies. [=even though bad things have happened to us, we should be grateful that our situation is not worse]对于点滴恩惠我们也应心存感激。
Thank heaven for small mercies.感谢上苍对我们的眷顾。

old-fashioned + informal — used as an interjection to show surprise啊，天哪（用作表示惊讶的感叹词）

Mercy! That wind is cold!天哪！好冷的风！
I'm not hungry, but mercy [=heavens, goodness], that food sure does smell good!我虽然不怎么饿，但是天哪，这食物闻上去实在是香啊！
Mercy me! That wind is cold.天哪！好冷的风啊！

at the mercy of

or at someone's or something's mercy

: in a position or situation in which you can be harmed by (someone or something you cannot control)任…处置；对…无能为力；任由…摆布

With no way to control the ship, we were at the mercy of the sea.由于没有办法控制我们的船，我们只好任由大海摆布了。
The people were at the mercy of the advancing army. = The army advanced, and the people were at their mercy. [=the people could do nothing to defend themselves from the army]对于攻上来的敌军，人们无能为力。
Our plans were at the mercy of the weather.我们的计划能否实施只能看天气了。

or to the (tender) mercies of

: without any protection from (someone or something you cannot control)对…无能为力；任由…摆布

He had to leave his boat to the mercy of the storm.他只能让自己的船听任暴风雨摆布了。
As the army retreated, the people were left to the mercies of the advancing enemy.由于军队撤退了，老百姓对进攻的敌人无力抵抗。