com·pas·sion·ate
adjective/kəmˈpæʃənət/
/kəmˈpæʃənət/
- feeling or showing sympathy for people or animals who are suffering
有同情心的；表示怜悯的；有爱心的 - Politicians are not usually regarded as warm or compassionate people.
政客通常不被视为热情或富有同情心的人。 - He was allowed to go home on compassionate grounds (= because he was suffering).
出于同情，准许他回家了。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1- Are these the actions of a compassionate and caring society?
难道这就是一个充满同情与关怀的社会的所作所为吗？ - She sought permission to travel to relatives in Chile on compassionate grounds.
她出于同情心请求获准前往智利探望亲戚。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- sound
- …
- deeply
- very
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from compassion + -ate, influenced by archaic French compassioné ‘feeling pity’. - Politicians are not usually regarded as warm or compassionate people.