merciless
UK/'mә:silis/US
TOEFLC2
释义
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)
词根拆分
词根派生mercy + -less(「没有」)= 没有仁慈。除了指对人残忍,它还延伸到毫不留情的自然之力或压力——merciless sun、merciless criticism。
词根 merx 还连着 9 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
The dictator was merciless toward anyone who opposed him.
这位独裁者对任何反对者都毫不留情。
- 2.
They marched all day under the merciless desert sun.
他们在酷烈无情的沙漠烈日下行进了一整天。
- 3.
Critics were merciless in their reviews of the play.
评论家们对这部戏的评价毫不留情。