mercy: implies compassion that forbears punishing even when justice demands it or that extends help even to the lowliest or most undeserving: admitted his guilt and then begged for ~.     show mercy to/have mercy on怜悯某人，如God have mercy on us上帝怜悯我们吧或愿神怜悯我们     用了两个even即使(或甚至)   compassion和sympathy区别的注释见文末


charity: stresses benevolence and goodwill as shown in generosity and in broad understanding and tolerance of others: show a little ~ for the weak-willed.   charity可以表示慈善组织也可以表示慈善行为，如local charities本地慈善组织，如a charity concert慈善音乐会，本例则表示待人宽厚    意志薄弱的   benevolence和goodwill构词完全相同bene=good, vol=will，都表示慈善善意，十分好记


clemency: implies a mild and merciful disposition in one having the power or duty of judging and punishing: a judge little inclined to show ~.   如a plea for clemency乞求宽大，如the President has granted clemency to several people给予宽大处理


grace: implies a benign attitude and a willingness to grant favors or make concessions: the victor's ~ in treating the vanquished.   如"the grace of the Lord be with all the saints, amen愿主的恩典与众圣徒同在"，是马太福音Matthew结尾句      恩典有3个意思 1、最早在古典文学中表示从神或是人而来的各种礼物 2、后来指帝王的恩赐和礼遇 3、现泛指恩惠 本例用3


lenity: implies extreme, even undue, lack of severity in punishing and may suggest a weak softness: criticized the courts for excessive ~.        形容词lenient仅表示宽大not as strict or severe as expected when punishing，如a lenient teacher/judge/sentence/fine宽容的老师/法官/从宽的判刑/罚款，可见并没有极端过度的意思


mercy怜悯: 指同情，给应受惩罚的人予以宽恕，给最低劣不值得同情的人予以帮助，charity慈善或宽厚: 指善意，给人慷慨帮助，或理解包容，clemency宽大仁慈: 指审判惩罚时具有温和同情，grace恩典恩惠: 指善意，给人恩赐礼遇优惠，lenity过度宽松: 指惩罚时过度宽松，暗示软弱


记忆方法：1）首字母GLMCC中GLM想成glamour魅力，CC想成Chinese Citizen中国公民<==仁慈是一种魅力                      glamour吸引力魅力诱惑力，多因财富或地位所致the attractive and exciting quality that makes a person, a job or a place seem special, often because of wealth or status，如the glamour of Hollywood/show biz好莱坞/演艺界的魅力

          2）仁慈的意思是展现善意同情mean a showing of or a disposition to show kindness or compassion.     compassion和sympathy都表示同情，区别是sympathy泛指同情，compassion表示的同情不仅是给予温柔谅解，还希望能帮助、宽恕