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merciful to/toward sb
The judge was merciful to the first-time offender.
法官对初犯者很仁慈。
仁慈的；宽恕的；宽大的
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仁慈的；宽恕的；宽大的
Showing mercy; being kind and forgiving to someone you have power over.
The judge was merciful to the first-time offender.
法官对初犯者很仁慈。
仁慈的；宽厚的
Showing mercy.
仁慈的；宽恕的
showing or giving mercy
(用于对王室和高等贵族的传统称呼)宽厚的,仁慈的
(used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious
The judge was merciful and gave the young offender a second chance.
法官很仁慈，给了那个年轻罪犯一次改过自新的机会。
AI contextual example
My teacher was merciful and accepted my late homework without penalty.
我的老师很仁慈，接受了我的迟交作业而不予扣分。
AI contextual example
She was merciful to the stray cat and took it to the vet.
她对那只流浪猫很仁慈，带它去了兽医那里。
AI contextual example
sought merciful treatment for the captives
为俘虏寻求宽大处理。
WordNet
The judge was merciful to the first-time offender.
法官对初犯者很仁慈。
此结构强调某人的仁慈行为。
It was merciful of her to grant his last wish.
她答应了他的最后愿望，真是仁慈。
Not this
He is a mercy person.
Use this
He is a merciful person.
误用名词mercy代替形容词merciful。形容词应修饰名词。
Not this
She treated him merciful.
Use this
She treated him mercifully.
误用形容词merciful代替副词mercifully。副词修饰动词treated。
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仁慈的上帝；慈悲的天主
She believed in a merciful God who forgives sinners.
她相信有一位宽恕罪人的仁慈的上帝。
仁慈的法官；宽大处理的法官
The merciful judge gave the first-time offender a lighter sentence.
仁慈的法官对初犯者从轻判决。
慈悲的心肠；仁爱之心
She has a merciful heart and often volunteers at the shelter.
她心肠慈悲，经常在收容所做志愿者。
慈祥的微笑；宽容的微笑
The old lady looked at the child with a merciful smile.
老太太带着慈祥的微笑看着这个孩子。
慈悲的解脱；令人欣慰的解脱
For the terminally ill patient, death brought a merciful release.
对这位临终病人来说，死亡带来了一种慈悲的解脱。
对……仁慈；宽待
He was merciful to the prisoners and gave them food.
他对囚犯很仁慈，给了他们食物。
怜恤人的人有福了！因为他们必蒙怜恤。
The teacher was merciful and allowed the late student to take the exam.
老师很仁慈，允许迟到的学生参加考试。
耶和华有怜悯，有恩典，不轻易发怒，且有丰盛的慈爱。
Despite his mistakes, his merciful friend gave him another chance.
尽管他犯了错，他仁慈的朋友还是给了他一次机会。
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由 mercy（怜悯）+ ful（充满）联想：心里充满怜悯，自然待人仁慈宽厚。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学作品、宗教场合 「merciful」通常用于正式或书面语境，多出现在文学、宗教或正式演讲中；日常口语较少见，口语更常说 kind 或 forgiving。
常见搭配：merciful to 对...仁慈；merciful in 在...方面仁慈。
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