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What is the difference between ruthless and merciless and relentless ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between ruthless and merciless and relentless ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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「Ruthless（無慈悲な）」、「Merciless（非情な）」、「Relentless（容赦のない）」は、いずれも厳しい態度や行動を表す英語の単語ですが、微妙なニュアンスの違いがあります。
「Ruthless（無慈悲な）」は、感情や情緒を持たずに冷酷な行動をすることを表します。主に人間の性格や行動に対して用いられ、他人の苦しみや感情を考慮せずに行動する様子を表します。
例：The ruthless dictator showed no mercy towards his enemies.（無慈悲な独裁者は敵に対して一切の慈悲を見せなかった。）
一方、「Merciless（非情な）」は、同様に感情や情緒を持たずに厳しい行動をすることを表しますが、やや強いニュアンスを持ちます。非情な行動や扱いをする際に用いられ、慈悲や情に訴える余地がないことを強調します。
例：The merciless storm destroyed the entire village.（非情な嵐が村全体を破壊した。）
最後に、「Relentless（容赦のない）」は、継続的で断固とした行動や努力を表します。しつこく、容赦なく目標や目的を追求する様子を示し、途中で諦めない強い意志を持っていることを表します。
例：Despite facing many obstacles, she was relentless in her pursuit of success.（多くの障害に直面しても、彼女は成功を追求する際に容赦のない姿勢を示した。）
「Ruthless（無慈悲な）」は、感情や情緒を持たずに冷酷な行動をすることを表します。主に人間の性格や行動に対して用いられ、他人の苦しみや感情を考慮せずに行動する様子を表します。
例：The ruthless dictator showed no mercy towards his enemies.（無慈悲な独裁者は敵に対して一切の慈悲を見せなかった。）
一方、「Merciless（非情な）」は、同様に感情や情緒を持たずに厳しい行動をすることを表しますが、やや強いニュアンスを持ちます。非情な行動や扱いをする際に用いられ、慈悲や情に訴える余地がないことを強調します。
例：The merciless storm destroyed the entire village.（非情な嵐が村全体を破壊した。）
最後に、「Relentless（容赦のない）」は、継続的で断固とした行動や努力を表します。しつこく、容赦なく目標や目的を追求する様子を示し、途中で諦めない強い意志を持っていることを表します。
例：Despite facing many obstacles, she was relentless in her pursuit of success.（多くの障害に直面しても、彼女は成功を追求する際に容赦のない姿勢を示した。）
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This is a great question! I had never really thought about it before.
Merciless (mercy, merciful) describes someone who acts in a cruel way, who does not show concern for the effect their actions have on other people.
ie: "A merciless killer"
Merciful is the opposite of merciless.
Ruthless means getting what you want even if it hurts others.
ie: "He has a ruthless determination to succeed"
Relentless, unlike the other two words, does not always have a negative connotation. It suggests perseverance, often used to highlight someone's determination to pursue an objective.
More simply: It is used to describe something that won't go away. ie: "My headache is relentless"
Hope this helps!
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