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merciless + noun
直接修饰名词，表示无情的属性。
The merciless dictator oppressed the people.
那个残忍的独裁者压迫人民。
无情的；冷酷的
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无情的；冷酷的
Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.
The merciless dictator oppressed the people.
那个残忍的独裁者压迫人民。
毫不仁慈的；残忍无情的。
Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.
无情的
having or showing no mercy
The dictator was merciless towards his opponents, imprisoning or executing them without trial.
这位独裁者对反对者毫不留情，未经审判就监禁或处决他们。
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The harsh winter was merciless to the crops, destroying nearly the entire harvest.
严酷的冬天对庄稼毫不留情，几乎毁掉了全部收成。
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She gave him a merciless stare that made him shrink back in fear.
她给了他一个冷酷的眼神，吓得他畏缩后退。
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the merciless enemy
残忍的敌人
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直接修饰名词，表示无情的属性。
The merciless dictator oppressed the people.
那个残忍的独裁者压迫人民。
表示对待某人无情。
The judge was merciless towards the criminal.
法官对那个罪犯毫不留情。
表示在某个方面无情。
She was merciless in her criticism of the proposal.
她对这项提案的批评毫不留情。
Not this
The merciless of the dictator made him feared.
Use this
The mercilessness of the dictator made him feared.
在英语中，'merciless'是形容词，不能直接用作主语或宾语。应改为名词形式'mercilessness'以表示'残忍'这一概念。
Not this
She was merciless with her opponents.
Use this
She was merciless to her opponents.
形容词'merciless'后通常接介词'to'或'toward'表示'对...残忍'，而不是'with'。'with'常表示工具或伴随，此处不合适。
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无情的攻击
The rebels launched a merciless attack on the village.
叛军对村庄发动了无情的攻击。
无情的批评
Her performance drew merciless criticism from the audience.
她的表演引起了观众无情的批评。
残忍的殴打
The hostage was given a merciless beating.
那人质遭到残忍的殴打。
无情的烈日
The workers labored in the merciless sun.
工人们在无情的烈日下劳动。
严酷的冬天
Many birds died during that merciless winter.
许多鸟在那个严酷的冬天里死去了。
他在我们中间挑起内乱，并竭力让那些残忍无情的印第安野蛮人来攻击边境居民；他们众所周知的作战方式，是不分年龄、性别和境况地一律加以毁灭。
This famous line comes from the United States Declaration of Independence (1776), where 'merciless' is used to accuse King George III of unleashing Indigenous peoples against American colonists. The word 'Savages' is now considered offensive.
这句著名引文出自1776年美国《独立宣言》，用“merciless”指责英王乔治三世纵容美洲原住民袭击殖民地居民。注意“Savages”一词如今被视为冒犯性用语。
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mercy（仁慈）去掉 y 加上 -less（无），即毫无仁慈，记作“mercy 没了，就残忍无情”。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学或叙事文本、严肃新闻报道、正式演讲 该词多用于正式或文学语境，口语中较少见，通常描述某人或某行为毫无怜悯之心，比较常见于文学作品、新闻报道或正式演讲中。
没有常用词与 merciless (/ˈmɝsələs/) 完全押韵。下面列出的 -less 结尾词都读作 /ləs/，但重音元音不同：如 careless /ˈkɛrləs/、helpless /ˈhɛlpləs/、useless /ˈjuːsləs/、endless /ˈɛndləs/、ruthless /ˈruːθləs/。注意拼写相似但发音不同。mercy /ˈmɝsi/ 与 merciless 共享 /ˈmɝs/ 开头音，但不是 -less 结尾。
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