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
例句
It is not a sentimental compassion for mental agony inflicted upon a condemned man but a dread of destroying the miracle of life.这不是对被判死刑者在精神上所遭受的极大痛苦的感情上的怜悯,而是对杀灭生灵的恐惧。
Arousing or capable of arousing sympathetic sadness and compassion.令人同情的,可怜的激发或能够激发伤感和同情的
We had compassion for the poor widow.我们同情这个可怜的寡妇。
I had compassion for him.我怜悯他。
详细解释
com.pas.sion n.(名词)Deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it.See Synonyms at pity 怜悯:对别人的痛苦深入了解,伴随着解脱此痛苦的希望参见 pity 来源:Middle English compassioun 中古英语 compassioun from Late Latin compassiô compassiôn- 源自 后期拉丁语 compassiô compassiôn- from compassus [past participle of] compato [to sympathize] 源自 compassus [] compato的过去分词 [同情] Latin com- [com-] 拉丁语 com- [表示.和,与.等意思的前缀] Latin pato [to suffer] * see pô(i)- 拉丁语 pato [遭受] *参见 pô(i)- 【引伸】 compas.sionless adj.(形容词)