merciless
UK/'mә:silis/US
TOEFLC2
Definitions
adj.
Showing no mercy; cruel and unforgiving
无情的；残忍的，毫不留情的
adj.
Relentless and harsh in intensity (e.g. merciless heat)
（程度上）猛烈无情的，酷烈的（如 merciless heat）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmercy + -less ('without') = without mercy. Beyond cruelty toward people, it stretches to forces of nature or pressure that give no relief — the merciless sun, merciless criticism.
Root merx still carries 9 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.merciless attack无情的攻击
- 2.merciless criticism毫不留情的批评
- 3.merciless heat酷烈的暑热
Example Sentences
- 1.
The dictator was merciless toward anyone who opposed him.
- 2.
They marched all day under the merciless desert sun.
- 3.
Critics were merciless in their reviews of the play.