mercy

n.宽容；怜悯；幸运；侥幸

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。

n. 仁慈，宽容；怜悯；幸运；善行 n. (Mercy)人名；(英)默西，默茜(女名)；(法)梅西

名词复数形式:mercies

mercy 仁慈，怜悯

来自古法语merci,礼物，奖品，友善，来自拉丁语merx,商品，物品，词源同market,merchant.原指神对帮助弱者的人给予的礼物或奖励，本质上即通过交换或贸易来鼓励人们行善，后用于指上帝原谅其子民的冒犯和无知，并由此引申词义仁慈，怜悯。

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。