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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   mercy

   • IPA[ˈmərsē]

   美式

   • n.
     compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm；an event to be grateful for, especially because its occurrence prevents something unpleasant or provides relief from suffering
   • excl
     used in expressions of surprise or fear

   • noun: mercy, plural noun: mercies

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm the boy was screaming and begging for mercy the mercies of God 同義詞 leniency, lenience, clemency, compassion, grace, ... 更多pity, charity, forgiveness, forbearance, quarter, humanity, humaneness, humanitarianism, mildness, soft-heartedness, tender-heartedness, kindness, sympathy, liberality, indulgence, tolerance, generosity, magnanimity, beneficence反義詞 ruthlessness, cruelty, inhumanity
   • ▪ an event to be grateful for, especially because its occurrence prevents something unpleasant or provides relief from suffering his death was in a way a mercy 同義詞 blessing, godsend, boon, favor, piece/stroke of luck
   • ▪ (especially of a journey or mission) performed out of a desire to relieve suffering; motivated by compassion mercy missions to refugees caught up in the fighting

   excl

   excl

   • 1. archaic used in expressions of surprise or fear “Mercy me!” uttered Mrs. Garfield

   片語

   • at the mercy of
   • be grateful for small mercies
   • have mercy on
   • leave someone or something to the mercy of
   • throw oneself on someone's mercy