compassion

compassion

英 [kəm'pæʃ(ə)n]
　　美 [kəm'pæʃən]

n. 同情；憐憫

中文詞源：

compassion 同情

com-, 強調。-pat, 情感，忍受，詞源同patient, passion.

例句：

1. The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not opportunism.
總統堅持說他如此做是出於同情而不是為瞭投機。

2. This comedy of contemporary manners is told with compassion and acid humour.
這部當代風尚喜劇雜糅瞭悲憫的情懷和尖酸的幽默。

3. I feel more compassion and less anger than I used to.
我覺得自己比過去多瞭些同情，少瞭些怒氣。

4. Mum was incensed at his lack of compassion.
媽媽被他缺乏同情心的表現激怒瞭。

5. They were godlike in their wisdom and compassion.
他們有上帝般的智慧和同情心。