mercy

慈悲、情け

相手を許したり、傷つけたり罰したりするのを控える優しさ。

やさしい英語で： Kindness that makes you forgive someone or avoid hurting or punishing them.

• The prisoner begged for mercy.
• The judge showed mercy to the young thief.
• They fought without mercy.

使い方： have mercy on someone (Please have mercy on him.); show mercy to someone (The ruler showed mercy to the prisoners.)

類義語： compassion, leniency, clemency

反対語： cruelty

よく使う表現： show mercy, have mercy, beg for mercy, without mercy

なすがまま

自分の運命を左右する相手や物事に抵抗できない状態。

やさしい英語で： Being unable to protect yourself from someone or something that controls what happens to you.

• We were at the mercy of the weather.
• The villagers remained at the mercy of the soldiers.
• Without savings, she was at the mercy of her employer.

使い方： at the mercy of someone/something (The small boat was at the mercy of the waves.)

よく使う表現： at the mercy

救い、幸い

つらい状況で、苦しさや困難を和らげてくれるもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that makes a bad situation less painful or difficult.

• It was a mercy that nobody was hurt.
• The cool weather was a small mercy.
• We should be grateful for small mercies.

使い方： it is a mercy that… (It is a mercy that the children are safe.)

類義語： blessing, relief

よく使う表現： small mercy, a mercy

慈悲、憐れみ

特に苦しい生活を送る人への、思いやりや許しの心。

やさしい英語で： Kindness and forgiveness, especially towards people whose lives are difficult.

• Have mercy on those who are hungry.
• She prayed for forgiveness and mercy.
• His mercy towards the poor inspired others to help.

使い方： mercy towards someone (They showed mercy towards the homeless.)

類義語： compassion, kindness

反対語： cruelty

よく使う表現： have mercy, divine mercy, mercy for someone

人道支援

深刻な困難にある人を助ける旅や活動を表す。

やさしい英語で： Used to describe a journey or operation to help people in serious need.

• They left on a mercy mission.
• A mercy flight brought medicine to the island.
• Volunteers joined the mercy operation after the flood.

類義語： humanitarian

よく使う表現： mercy mission, mercy flight, mercy operation

まあ、あら

驚いたり怖くなったりしたときに発する言葉。

やさしい英語で： An expression used when you are surprised or frightened.

• Mercy, that gave me a fright!
• Oh, mercy! What a terrible mess!
• Mercy me, how much you have grown!

類義語： goodness, heavens

よく使う表現： mercy me, oh mercy