Word · Frequency #19024
mercilessly
无情地；残忍地；毫不留情地
In a merciless manner; without pity or mercy.
- 1.
In a merciless manner.
以无情的方式；无情地。
以无情的方式；无情地。；无情地；残忍地
In use
The dictator crushed the rebellion mercilessly, showing no mercy to the captured rebels.
The harsh winter wind blew mercilessly, freezing anyone who dared to go outside.
She was criticized mercilessly by her peers for making a small mistake in the presentation.
verb + mercilessly
mercilessly 常修饰表示对待、惩罚等动词。
The dictator treated his opponents mercilessly.
那位独裁者无情地对待他的反对者。
verb + object + mercilessly
可在动词后直接接宾语再加副词。
The soldier killed his enemy mercilessly.
士兵无情地杀死了他的敌人。
mercilessly + verb
也可置于动词前。
The critics mercilessly attacked the movie.
评论家们无情地攻击了这部电影。
Common mistakes
He merciless beat the dog.He mercilessly beat the dog.
英语中修饰动词需要用副词，而 'merciless' 是形容词，不能直接修饰动词。此处应改为副词 'mercilessly'。
She treated him merciless.She treated him mercilessly.
动词 'treated' 需用副词修饰，'merciless' 是形容词，应用副词 'mercilessly'。
Connections
Collocations
- attack mercilessly
- 无情地攻击
- The press attacked the politician mercilessly.媒体无情地攻击这位政治家。
- criticize mercilessly
- 不留情面地批评
- Her teacher criticized her essay mercilessly.她的老师毫不留情地批评了她的文章。
- mock mercilessly
- 无情地嘲笑
- The other children mocked him mercilessly for his accent.其他孩子无情地嘲笑他的口音。
- exploit mercilessly
- 无情地压榨
- The factory owners exploited the workers mercilessly.工厂主无情地压榨工人。
- beat mercilessly
- 狠命殴打
- The soldiers beat the prisoners mercilessly.士兵们无情地殴打囚犯。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 mercy 是“仁慈”，去 y 加 less 变“无仁慈”，再加 ly 成副词。联想：刽子手毫不留情地挥刀砍下。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reports、literary fiction、conversation 该词为中性偏书面语，通常用于新闻报道、文学描写等语境，也可在日常对话中用于强调；语气较正式，但没有明显口语或俚语色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhymes with mercilessly; they are lookalikes sharing the suffix -lessly but with different stressed vowels (/uː/, /ɪ/, /e/, /ɔː/, /iː/, /e/). A true rhyme would need the same stressed vowel and following sounds, e.g., /ˈmɜːsɪləslɪ/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.