compassion
英 [kəmˈpæʃn] 美 [kəmˈpæʃən]

n.

怜悯，同情；恻隐之心；

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [U]怜悯，同情 pity feeling for the sufferings of others

英英释义

compassion[ kəm'pæʃən ]

• n.
  • a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

    同义词：compassionateness

  • the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it

    同义词：pity

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)介词+～

• fling oneself on〔upon〕 sb's compassion祈求某人怜悯

～+介词

• compassion for〔on〕对…的同情

同近义词辨析

pity, sympathy, compassion, mercy

这组词都有“同情、怜悯”的意思，其区别是：

pity指对弱者、不幸者所表示的怜惜之情。

sympathy普通常用词，含义广。指志趣、看法上的一致，也指感情相投，带有深深的恻隐之心的亲切之情。

compassion较正式较庄重用词，指对同等人的同情与理解，常含急切愿意帮忙的意味。

mercy侧重指对应受惩罚或地位卑下者的慈悲或怜悯。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. I had compassion for him.
   我怜悯他。
2. He teaches us to have compassion on the poor.
   他教导我们对穷人应有怜悯心。
3. Compassion is a sign of weakness.
   怜悯是弱者的标志。
4. I should not have compassion for those lofty birds.
   我不会怜悯这些高贵的鸟。
5. We had compassion for the poor widow.
   我们同情这个可怜的寡妇。
6. The nurse had great compassion for her patients.
   那位护士十分同情她的病人。
7. I feel a measure of compassion for her.
   我对她怀有一定程度的同情。
8. Compassion often engenders love.
   同情常会产生爱情。

权威例句

The development and validation of a scale to measure self-compassion.
Self-Compassion: An Alternative Conceptualization of a Healthy Attitude Toward Oneself.
Self-compassion and reactions to unpleasant self-relevant events: the implications of treating oneself kindly
Compassion: an evolutionary analysis and empirical review.
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Religion's evolutionary landscape: Counterintuition, commitment, compassion, communion.
An examination of self-compassion in relation to positive psychological functioning and personality traits.
A Pilot Study and Randomized Controlled Trial of the Mindful Self-Compassion Program
Compassion fatigue: Psychotherapist's chronic lack of self care.
Self-compassion versus global self-esteem: two different ways of relating to oneself.