compassionate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++com·pas·sion·ate /kəmˈpæʃənət/ ●○○ adjective SYMPATHIZEfeeling sympathy for people who are suffering 充满同情心的，怜悯的 a caring compassionate man 有同情心并关爱他人的人 I allowed him to go home on compassionate grounds. 我出于同情让他回家了。 One measure of a civilized and compassionate society is how well it treats its prison population. 衡量一个文明和有同情心的社会的尺度之一，就是看它如何对待囚犯。► see thesaurus at sympathetic —compassionately adverb
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compassionate• It is essential that assessment in a Catholic school should be compassionate.• Bill Clinton is seen as more compassionate.• In those switched-off moods he was no longer loving, no longer amusing, no longer thoughtful or considerate or gentlemanly or compassionate.• A compassionate act comes out of a compassionate feeling.• The caring and compassionate are also capable of being utterly ruthless, as Mrs Williams was sometimes claimed to be.• Critics worry that compassionate conservatism involves subcontracting social welfare to nutty evangelicals.• The church has inspired countless compassionate men and women to help the needy in times of famine, war, and plague.• We must try to create a more caring, more compassionate society.• Our city has earned a reputation as a place where government is compassionate toward the poor and disadvantaged.• If they are confident and compassionate, we are uplifted and encouraged.• Alice was a compassionate woman who wanted to save children from violence and poverty.com·pas·sion·ate adjectiveChineseSyllable
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compassionate
com‧pas‧sion‧ate /kəmˈpæʃənət, kəmˈpæʃənɪt/
adjective
feeling sympathy for people who are suffering:
a caring compassionate man
I allowed him to go home on compassionate grounds.
One measure of a civilized and compassionate society is how well it treats its prison population.
—compassionately adverb
▪ sympathetic kind to someone who is having problems: My friends were very sympathetic when I lost my job. | Jill was a very sympathetic listener. | a sympathetic attitude
▪compassionate wanting to help people who are suffering or having problems: The doctor was a compassionate man who always acted in his patients’ best interests.
▪understanding not getting angry with someone or criticizing them, because you can see that they have problems: I have had a lot of time off work, but my boss is very understanding. | an understanding look
▪caring caring about other people’s feelings and wanting to help them: I have very caring parents. | Most of the nurses are very caring.
com‧pas‧sion‧ate /kəmˈpæʃənət, kəmˈpæʃənɪt/
adjectivefeeling sympathy for people who are suffering:
—compassionately adverb
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