释义 |
cast oneself on someone's mercyv. phr.To declare that someone, especially an accused person in a court of law, is dependent on someone else's pity, e. g., that of the judge and the jury. 指望某人的仁慈;希望得到某人的宽恕。◆ Having run out of all possible defense strategies, the accused decided to throw himself on the mercy of the court.在用完所有可能的辩护策略后,被告决定指望得到法庭的宽恕。 |