Compassionate



GRE

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Compassionate

• adj. 有同情心的
• ［英］ adj. 有同情心的 ( sympathetic)
• ［记］ com+pass ( 感情) +ion -> 一起感情 -> 同情
• ［同］ 同根词:dispassionate ( 心平气和的)
• ［例］ He is compassionate and likes to help those less fortunate than himself.

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Date: 1579
• 1. having or showing compassion ; sympathetic compassionate friend compassionate smile
• 2. granted because of unusual distressing circumstances affecting an individual — used of some military privileges (as leave)
• ? compassionately adverb
• ? compassionateness noun

II. transitive verb (-ated; -ating)

• Date: 1592
• pity

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