喜樂美語
  1. 1無情的、殘忍的

    Merciless describes someone or something showing no mercy at all — completely without kindness or forgiveness toward someone who is suffering or has lost. A merciless enemy keeps attacking even when the other side is helpless; the sun can be described as merciless when it's extremely hot with no relief; a merciless critic gives harsh, reviews with no gentleness at all.

core核心畫面

組成mercy ('kindness shown to someone you could punish or hurt') + -less ('without') = without mercy.

同家族的字

  • mercymerciless simply means 'without mercy'
  • mercifulmerciful and merciless are opposites, both built from the same word mercy

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

mercilessadj/ˈmɜːsɪləs/

  • 1

    Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.

    • The sun is merciless today, so please take care of yourself.
    • But the ruthless cleaning up of those streets and merciless treatment of gang members have triggered outrage and concern among human rights organizations, which have condemned Cecot as inhumane and unacceptable.

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