Compassion 是一種對他人苦難的深刻理解與關懷，並伴隨幫助的意願。
核心情感
EN: A deep feeling of sympathy and sorrow for another who is suffering, accompanied by a strong desire to help.
翻譯: 對受苦者深刻的同情與悲憫，並伴隨著強烈的幫助意願。
行動動機
EN: The humane quality of understanding and wanting to alleviate another's pain or misfortune.
翻譯: 理解並希望減輕他人痛苦或不幸的人道特質。
與憐憫的區別
EN: Often involves empathy and a more active, engaged desire to help, rather than just feeling sorry for someone.
翻譯: 通常包含同理心以及更積極、投入的幫助意願，而不僅僅是感到遺憾。
道德與精神層面
EN: Considered a virtue in many ethical and spiritual traditions, fundamental to human connection.
翻譯: 在許多道德與精神傳統中被視為一種美德，是人際連結的基礎。
小提醒：注意：Compassion 與 pity（憐憫）不同。Pity 可能帶有居高臨下的距離感，而 compassion 強調感同身受並願意採取行動。
點擊下方的 US / UK 按鈕可播放發音。
Real-life Examples of "Compassion" from YouTube Videos
Zahra' Langhi: Why Libya's revolution didn't work -- and what might
TED
“Maybe what was missing was not the women only, but the feminine values of compassion, mercy and inclusion?”
1. a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others and a desire to help them
對他人的苦難或不幸感到強烈的同情與悲傷，並渴望幫助他們
She felt great compassion for the refugees and donated generously.
她對難民感到極大的同情，並慷慨地捐款。
The nurse treated every patient with kindness and compassion.
那位護士以仁慈和同情心對待每一位病人。
2. the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
理解他人痛苦並希望為此做些什麼的人道品質
True leadership requires both strength and compassion.
真正的領導力需要力量與同情心兼具。
His actions were motivated by a deep sense of compassion for the underprivileged.
他的行動是出於對弱勢群體的深切同情。
3. a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering
對遭受不幸的人感到深切的同情與悲傷，並伴隨著強烈的減輕其痛苦的願望
The story evoked a wave of compassion in the hearts of the readers.
這個故事在讀者心中激起了一波同情。
She looked at the injured animal with eyes full of compassion.
她以充滿同情的眼神看著那隻受傷的動物。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| compassion for + noun/pronoun | 對…的同情（或憐憫） | She felt great compassion for the refugees. (她對難民深感同情。) |
| show/have compassion | 表現出/擁有同情心 | A good leader should show compassion. (一位好的領導者應表現出同情心。) |
| with compassion | 帶著同情心 | He listened to her story with compassion. (他帶著同情心聆聽她的故事。) |
| out of compassion | 出於同情 | She helped him out of compassion, not obligation. (她幫助他是出於同情，而非義務。) |
| a sense of compassion | 一種同情心 | The story awakened a sense of compassion in the children. (這個故事喚醒了孩子們的同情心。) |
| compassion towards/toward + noun/pronoun | 對…的同情 | His compassion towards animals is well known. (他對動物的同情是眾所周知的。) |
EN:The nurse showed great compassion towards every patient in her care.
翻譯:那位護士對她照顧的每一位病人都表現出極大的同情。
EN:His speech called for more compassion for the homeless.
翻譯:他的演說呼籲對無家可歸者給予更多同情。
EN:We should act with compassion towards all living beings.
翻譯:我們應該以同情心對待所有生命。
一般情況下，使用 compassion for 即可清晰表達，若想強調同情心的指向或行動，可選用 compassion towards。
compassion vs sympathy
「compassion」強調因理解他人痛苦而產生的強烈同理心，並伴隨想要幫助的意願；「sympathy」則較偏向對他人處境感到遺憾或憐憫，情感投入較淺。
compassion vs empathy
「empathy」是理解並感受他人情緒的能力；「compassion」則是在此基礎上，更進一步產生了關懷與減輕對方痛苦的意願。
compassion vs pity
「compassion」帶有尊重與平等的關懷；「pity」則可能帶有上對下的憐憫感，有時隱含優越感。
在對話中，當引述他人或自己曾表達的同情時，常用「compassion」來總結或轉述那種感受。 EN: When I told her about my loss, she showed such compassion. 翻譯: 當我告訴她我的失去時，她表現出如此深的同情。
EN:He said the key to leadership is having compassion for your team.
翻譯:他說領導力的關鍵在於對你的團隊抱有同理心。
在口語中，常與「such」、「so much」、「real」等詞連用，來強調同情心的強度或真誠度。 EN: Thank you for your compassion—it means a lot. 翻譯: 謝謝你的同情心——這對我意義重大。
EN:It takes real compassion to listen without judging.
翻譯:需要真正的同情心才能不加評判地傾聽。
在思考如何表達關懷時，有時會用「compassion...」作為短暫停頓，引出後續更具體的說明或行動。 EN: What we need here is compassion... maybe just offering to help. 翻譯: 我們這裡需要的是同情心...或許就是主動提供幫助。
EN:I feel like the answer lies in compassion... you know, truly understanding their pain.
翻譯:我覺得答案在於同情心...你知道的，真正理解他們的痛苦。
正式寫作注意：在學術或正式文件中，應避免將「compassion」用於口語化的停頓或過度強調的結構，而應以更精確、客觀的方式闡述其概念或作用。
compassion for
compassion for [someone/something]
對某人或某事的同情、憐憫
show compassion
show (some/great) compassion
表現出同情心
sense of compassion
a (deep/strong) sense of compassion
同情心、憐憫心
act with compassion
act with compassion
懷著同情心行事
lack of compassion
a lack of compassion
缺乏同情心
compassion and understanding
compassion and understanding
同情與理解
feel compassion
feel compassion (for/towards)
感到同情
×He has a compassion.
✓He has compassion.
「compassion」通常為不可數名詞，表示一種情感或特質，前面不加不定冠詞「a」。
×I feel compassion to the poor.
✓I feel compassion for the poor.
表達對某人或某群體的同情時，固定搭配介系詞是「for」，而非「to」。
×His compassion made him to help others.
✓His compassion made him help others.
動詞「make」在表示「使某人做某事」時，其後接的動詞為原形不定詞（bare infinitive），不加「to」。
×She is a compassion person.
✓She is a compassionate person.
「compassion」是名詞，形容人「有同情心的」應使用其形容詞形式「compassionate」。
×I lack of compassion sometimes.
✓I lack compassion sometimes.
動詞「lack」是及物動詞，後面直接接名詞作受詞，不需加介系詞「of」。名詞「lack」才需要搭配「of」（如：a lack of compassion）。
×Their compassions are admirable.
✓Their compassion is admirable.
「compassion」作為抽象情感，幾乎總是不可數名詞。極少數情況下（如指不同種類的同情心）才用複數，但對學習者而言，應先掌握其不可數的標準用法。