mercy n. 1.仁慈;憐憫;寬?。欢骰?。 2.幸運(yùn);僥幸;〔美口〕感謝。 the heart of the Goddess of Mercy 菩薩心腸。 Mercy! = Mercy (up) on us! 啊呀!我的天哪!That is a mercy. 那真是幸運(yùn)。 at the mercy of 完全受…支配,任由…擺布,在…掌握中。 for mercy = for mercy's sake! 請大發(fā)慈悲!請可憐可憐!求求您!have mercy (up) on = show mercy to 可憐…,憐憫。 leave to the tender mercies of 〔反意語〕任由…擺布,使吃…的苦頭 (He was left to the tender mercies of the landlord. 他大受地主的虐待)。 What a mercy that...! 幸好,幸虧(What a mercy [It is a mercy] that you did not go! 幸虧你沒去)。 without mercy 狠著心腸,毫不容情地,殘忍地。
A monarch has the prerogative of mercy for criminals 君主享有對罪犯的赦免權(quán)。
The council of state has not exercised the prerogative of mercy 州立法院不行使赦免權(quán)
President may use his prerogative of mercy towards a criminal 總統(tǒng)可行使赦免罪犯的特權(quán)。
百科解釋
In the British tradition the Prerogative of Mercy is one of the historic Royal Prerogatives of the British monarch in which he or she can grant pardons to convicted persons. In actual practice, this power has been delegated to the Lord Chancellor in England and Wales, the Scottish Ministers in Scotland and the Minister of Public Safety in Canada.