1580s, from compassion + -ate (1). Related: Compassionately. Phrase compassionate conservatism in American political language recorded by 1992, popularized, if not coined, by Marvin Olasky, University of Texas at Austin instructor.
双语例句
1. One could tell at a glance that she was a compassionate person.
一眼就能看出她很有同情心。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Robert Tanitch describes the film as "deeply compassionate".
罗伯特·塔尼说这部电影“非常感人”。
来自柯林斯例句
3. His attitude is compassionate without being pious.
