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merciful adj.仁慈的；宽大的 (1) 对仁慈的人讲仁慈。(2) 仁慈的国王把年青的军官从死神手中救了出来。(3) 她对犯人很仁慈。(4) 勇敢者仁慈宽大，胆小鬼不敢饶恕敌人。 If you're caught cheating on a math test, your best hope is that your teacher will be merciful, or that she will forgive you for what you've done. Forgiving someone or relieving a person's pain are both merciful acts. The word merciful also has religious connotations which come from the root word mercy, used since the 12th century to mean "God's forgiveness of his creatures' offenses." The origin is the Old French merci, "pity or thanks."

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英 ['mɜːsɪfl] 美 ['mɜːrsɪfl] (1) Be merciful to those who show mercy.(2) The merciful king saved the young officers from death.(3) She was merciful to the prisoners.(4) The brave are merciful; cowards do not dare to forgive their enemies. Use the adjective merciful to describe someone who has compassion for other people, especially when he is in a position to punish them or treat them harshly. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]仁慈的；宽厚的 If you describe God or  a person in a position of authority as merciful, you mean that they show kindness and forgiveness to people. ...a merciful God...仁慈的上帝We can only hope the court is merciful.我们唯有寄希望于法庭的宽大处理。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（尤指因结束了某人的痛苦或不适）幸运的，有福气的 If you describe an event or situation as merciful, you mean that it is a good thing, especially because it stops someone's suffering or discomfort. We were told when he was taken to hospital that his injuries were so severe death would be merciful...他被送到医院时，医生告诉我们他伤势过重，死亡对他算是一种幸运的解脱。Eventually the session came to a merciful end.这次开庭的最终结果令人庆幸。

英语单词	merciful
英美音标	英 ['mɜːsɪfl] 美 ['mɜːrsɪfl]
中文释义	adj.仁慈的；宽大的
英语例句	(1) Be merciful to those who show mercy. (2) The merciful king saved the young officers from death. (3) She was merciful to the prisoners. (4) The brave are merciful; cowards do not dare to forgive their enemies.
中文例句	(1) 对仁慈的人讲仁慈。 (2) 仁慈的国王把年青的军官从死神手中救了出来。 (3) 她对犯人很仁慈。 (4) 勇敢者仁慈宽大，胆小鬼不敢饶恕敌人。
vocabulary简明	Use the adjective merciful to describe someone who has compassion for other people, especially when he is in a position to punish them or treat them harshly.
vocabulary扩展	If you're caught cheating on a math test, your best hope is that your teacher will be merciful, or that she will forgive you for what you've done. Forgiving someone or relieving a person's pain are both merciful acts. The word merciful also has religious connotations which come from the root word mercy, used since the 12th century to mean "God's forgiveness of his creatures' offenses." The origin is the Old French merci, "pity or thanks."
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]仁慈的；宽厚的 If you describe God or a person in a position of authority as merciful, you mean that they show kindness and forgiveness to people. ...a merciful God... 仁慈的上帝 We can only hope the court is merciful. 我们唯有寄希望于法庭的宽大处理。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（尤指因结束了某人的痛苦或不适）幸运的，有福气的 If you describe an event or situation as merciful, you mean that it is a good thing, especially because it stops someone's suffering or discomfort. We were told when he was taken to hospital that his injuries were so severe death would be merciful... 他被送到医院时，医生告诉我们他伤势过重，死亡对他算是一种幸运的解脱。 Eventually the session came to a merciful end. 这次开庭的最终结果令人庆幸。

Merciful Describe Show Forgive Position Hope Word Forgiveness