Word
unmerciful
/ˌʌnˈməːsiful/
adjective
不仁慈的；无情的；冷酷的
not showing mercy
- 1.
not showing mercy
不仁慈的；无情的。
不仁慈的；无情的。；不慈悲的；无情的；残忍的
In use
The boss was unmerciful to the employees who made mistakes.
She gave the dirty dishes an unmerciful scrubbing.
The unmerciful heat made it impossible to work outside.
be unmerciful to sb
The judge was unmerciful to the defendant.
法官对被告毫不留情。
be unmerciful in (doing) sth
He was unmerciful in his criticism.
他的批评毫不留情。
unmerciful + noun
She suffered unmerciful treatment.
她遭受了残忍的对待。
Common mistakes
He is a unmerciful boss.He is an unmerciful boss.
单词 'unmerciful' 以元音音素 /ʌ/ 开头，因此不定冠词应使用 'an' 而不是 'a'。
The judge was unmercifully.The judge was unmerciful.
'unmerciful' 是形容词，在系动词 'was' 后应作表语，使用形容词原形，而非副词 'unmercifully'。
He is unmerciful with his students.He is unmerciful to his students.
表示 '对...无情' 时，介词应用 'to' 而非 'with'。汉语中 '对' 可能误译为 'with'。
Connections
Confusing words
- ruthless
- 无情的 · ruthless 强调冷酷无情，unmerciful 强调缺乏怜悯
Word family
- mercy
- 仁慈；宽恕 · noun
- merciful
- 仁慈的；宽大的 · adjective
- merciless
- 无情的；残忍的 · adjective
- mercifully
- 仁慈地；幸运地 · adverb
- unmercifully
- 无情地；残酷地 · adverb
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常与介词to或toward连用，表示对某人或某物不仁慈。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.