compassion

单词辨析:

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。

〔例证〕

He showed mercy to the thief and let him go.

他对窃贼很仁慈,放他走了。

He knelt down and begged for mercy.

他跪倒在地,乞求宽恕。

charity n. [正式]宽容,宽厚
〔辨析〕

指对他人表现出的仁慈或同情。

〔例证〕

Her neighbours were deeply moved by her works of charity.

邻居们被她的善举深深感动了。

Public opinions showed him little charity.

社会舆论对他毫不宽容。

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。

〔例证〕

She showed strong compassion for the poor.

她对穷人表现出了强烈的同情。

He talked to her with compassion.

他满怀同情地和她讲话。

kindness n. 仁慈,和蔼,好意
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指对他人的友好举动。

〔例证〕

Those children will never forget her kindness.

那些孩子永远也不会忘了她的好意。

She always treats people with kindness.

她总是和蔼待人。

sympathy compassion pity 【导航词义:同情】
sympathy n. 同情,怜悯
〔辨析〕

普通用词,表示对他人遭遇、境况等的同情、怜惜,含有感同身受的意味,作此义解时常后接介词 for。

〔例证〕

She showed her sympathy for the lonely man.

她非常同情这个孤独的男人。

She used her sob story to gain sympathy from the press.

她用自己的悲伤故事赢得新闻界的同情。

Gorky had great sympathy for the poor and the down-trodden.

高尔基非常同情穷人和受压迫者。

compassion n. 怜悯,同情
〔辨析〕

较正式用词,指对他人不幸遭遇的同情和怜悯,含愿意提供帮助之意。

〔例证〕

They had much compassion for the widow who moved here last Friday.

他们很同情上周五搬来这里的那个寡妇。

I feel a measure of compassion for the woman.

我对那个女人怀有一定程度的同情。

Compassion is the basis of all morality.

同情是一切道德的基础。

pity n. 怜悯,同情
〔辨析〕

指对弱者、不幸者的苦难、困境等表示的怜悯。

〔例证〕

She felt pity for a man suffering so much.

她对那个受过那么多痛苦的人感到同情。

I listened to his sad story with pity.

我同情地听他讲述他的悲惨故事。

I detected a note of pity in her voice.

我觉察到她的话音里带着同情。

He looked so exhausted that his friends started to take pity on him.

他看上去如此疲惫不堪,他的朋友们开始同情他了。

相关例句:

Through compassion and caring we can create hope.

通过相互之间的怜悯和关爱,我们能够创造希望。

You're not only helping that person but you also have the opportunity to grow in compassion.

你不只是在帮助这个人,你也得到了一次在同情中成长的机会。

You experience a feeling of unconditional love and compassion.

你体验无条件的爱与慈悲的感觉。

I am especially thankful to Rinpoche for his strong compassion and kindness to us.

我特别感谢仁波切对我们无比的慈悲与仁慈。

Love, pride, desire and compassion were forgotten emotions.

爱情、骄傲、欲望和热情已经被遗忘了。

If you have compassion for your client.

如果你对你的委托人存有怜悯的话。