com·pas·sion /kəmˈpæʃən/
同情,憐憫
Com·pas·sion n. Literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration.
Womanly ingenuity set to work by womanly compassion. --Macaulay.
Syn: -- Pity; sympathy; commiseration; fellow-feeling; mercy; condolence. See Pity.
Com·pas·sion, v. t. To pity. [Obs.]
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compassion
n 1: a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
[syn: compassionateness]
2: the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others
and wanting to do something about it [syn: pity]