compassionate
adjective
approvinguk/kəmˈpæʃ.ən.ət/us/kəmˈpæʃ.ən.ət/feelingorshowingsympathyandsadnessfor thesufferingorbadluckofothers, andwantingtohelpthem:
The public'sresponseto thecrisisappealwasgenerousand compassionate.公众对危难时刻的呼吁表现得慷慨大方、富有同情心。
He was awonderfullistenerand adeeplycompassionate man.
compassionate grounds
areason,especiallyinlaw, toallowsomeone to do something out ofsympathyfortheirsuffering:
Thequestionwas whether thecourtshouldreleasehimoncompassionategroundsbecause of hishealth.
- Herstudentssay that she is compassionate andcaring.
- They did it in a verykindand compassionate way.
- Hearguedfor "compassionateconservatism" in hisspeech.
- She's always been very compassionate. Shelovesto do things forpeople.
Sympathy & compassion
- aw
- bad/hard/tough luck!idiom
- better luck next timeidiom
- bleeding heart
- cheese
- heart-wrenching
- heart-wrenchingly
- heartrending
- pitiful
- pitifully
- pitifulness
- pity
- poor
- relate
- sensitivity
- sympathetic
- sympathize
- sympathy
- yourheart achesidiom
- yourheart goes out tosomeoneidiom