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merciful

adjective
🔊/ˈmɜːsɪfl/
🔊/ˈmɜːrsɪfl/
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  1. ready to forgive people and be kind to them 宽大的；仁慈的；慈悲的synonym humane
    • a merciful God仁慈的上帝
    • They asked her to be merciful to the prisoners.他们请求她对犯人仁慈。🔊🔊
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
  2. (of an event事件) seeming to be lucky, especially because it brings an end to somebody’s problems or pain还算幸运的，不幸而可取的（因能解决问题或能解除痛苦）
    • Death came as a merciful release.死神的到来算是一种幸运的解脱。🔊🔊
    3. see also mercy