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单词

compassion

读音
kəmˈpæʃn
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词根

Compassion这个词源于拉丁语词根"com-"和"pati",其中"com-"表示一起,"pati"意味着遭受,一起,故Compassion意为一起遭受,一起感受对方的痛苦。 其他由这个词根衍生出来的单词包括:compatible(兼容的), companion(伴侣,同伴)等。

释义

n. 同情;怜悯

例句

Mom was incensed at his lack of compassion.
妈妈对他缺乏同情心非常愤怒。
Elderly people need time and compassion from their physicians.
老年人需要医生的时间和同情心。
Confucianism and Taoism both stress the importance of compassion.
儒家和道家都强调同情的重要性。

强化记忆

你可以通过词根和词缀记忆这个单词。"com-"表示一起,"passion" 让你想到强烈的情感,并联想到到一起感受的意思。"Compassion"一词最早见于14世纪,源于拉丁语的"compassionem",意思是"共同感受"。在西方文化中,慈悲通常与宗教和道德哲学有关,尤其是基督教和佛教,其中推崇同情和对其他人的理解。

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a ripened experience of love,compassion,intimacy based on a truth
   Compassion:what does it look like?
therefore, our objective and our mission must be to be sources of compassion,activators of compassion, actors of compassionand speakers of compassion and doers of compassion.
she was giving me everything I wanted:kindness, compassion.And with the touch of that little hand,
Our ingenuity,our compassionand our humanity.
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