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merciful

🇬🇧 UK/'mә:siful/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLB2

Definitions

adj.

Showing kindness, compassion, or forgiveness toward others, especially those in need.

仁慈的;慈悲的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
mercigoods, merchandise, trade
+
fulfull of, characterized by
=merciful

Common Collocations

  • 1.merciful god慈悲的上帝
  • 2.merciful act仁慈的行为
  • 3.merciful death仁慈的死亡

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The judge was merciful and gave the young offender a lighter sentence.

  • 2.

    It was merciful that the rain finally stopped after the flood.

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