n. 宽容;怜悯;幸运;侥幸;
💡 merc(trade)+y(名词后缀)→慈悲
"Almighty God, have mercy on us."
全能的上主,请垂怜我们。
近义:indulgence, lenience, leniency, pity, ruth, sorriness
反义:heartlessness, inhumanity, ruthlessness, soullessness, truculence, truculency
adj. 苦的;尖锐的;严寒的;怀恨的,愤愤不平的;
n. 苦;苦味物;苦啤酒;[航]系缆柱上的一圈缆索;
adv. 激烈地;痛苦地;严厉地;
vt. 使变苦;
💡 better-bitter:好的东西往往有点 苦{良药苦口}
"a long and bitter dispute"
漫长的激烈争论
近义:astringency, pungency, sourness, tartness, bitterness, amertume
反义:honeyed, mellow, sirupy, sugary, syrupy, hearty