Word
compassionateness
noun
同情；怜悯
the quality or state of being compassionate
- 1.
The state or quality of being compassionate.
同情心
同情心；同情；怜悯
In use
The nurse's compassionateness made the patients feel safe and cared for.
People in the village often spoke of her compassionateness toward stray animals.
His compassionateness was clear in the way he listened to every problem.
compassionateness of sb/sth
The compassionateness of the nurse comforted the patient.
护士的同情心安慰了病人。
compassionateness towards sb
Her compassionateness towards the homeless inspired others.
她对无家可归者的同情激励了他人。
with compassionateness
He treated the injured animal with compassionateness.
他带着同情心对待受伤的动物。
Common mistakes
He is a compassionateness person.He is a compassionate person.
形容词和名词混淆。'compassionate'是形容词，意为'有同情心的'，而'compassionateness'是名词，意为'同情'。名词不能直接修饰名词，应用形容词形式。
She showed many compassionatenesses.She showed great compassionateness.
不可数名词误用为可数名词。'compassionateness'是不可数名词，不能用复数形式，也不能用'many'修饰，应用'much'或'great'等表示程度的词，并保持单数形式。
Connections
Confusing words
- compassion
- 同情，怜悯 · compassion是名词，指同情的情感本身；compassionateness强调这种性质的抽象状态。
- compassionate
- 有同情心的，怜悯的 · compassionate是形容词，描述人或行为具有同情心；compassionateness是名词，指这种品质。
Word family
- compassion
- 同情，怜悯 · n
- compassionate
- 有同情心的，表示怜悯的 · adj
- compassionately
- 同情地，怜悯地 · adv
- compassionless
- 无同情心的，冷酷的 · adj
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.