compassionate
/kəmˈpæʃənət; kəm`pæʃənɪt/ adj
showing or feeling compassion 表示怜悯的; 有同情心的. compassionately adv. compassionate leave (Brit) leave2(1) granted (eg to a member of the armed forces) because of some special personal circumstance 特殊私事假（如准予军人的）
She was allowed compassionate leave from work to attend her father's funeral. 她获准丧假为父亲送葬.