compassionate
中文来自 ECDICT
- adj.
- 慈悲的，富于同情心的，照顾性的
- vt.
- 怜悯，同情
构词拆分
compassion词根/词干
+
-ate后缀
forms adjectives with meaning "having the specified thing" · forms adjectives with meaning "characterized by the specified thing"
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 源自 ←法语 compassionné
词源说明
Pseudo-Latinism, derived from a pseudo-Latin form of French compassionné, past participle of compassionner (“to feel sorry for”). By surface analysis, compassion + -ate.
释义（英文）
形容词 Adjective
- Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).
- Given to someone as an exception because of a family emergency or a death in their family.
- (obsolete) Inviting or asking for pity.
动词 Verb
- (transitive, archaic) To feel compassion (for someone or with regard to something); to regard (someone or something) with compassion.