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
仁慈的;宽厚的(用于对王室或贵族的尊称);仁慈的;宽厚的;仁慈的;宽恕的;(用于对王室和高等贵族的传统称呼)宽厚的,仁慈的
Showing mercy; being kind and forgiving to someone you have power over.
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。
用法提示:形容词作表语,表示法官在判决中表现出仁慈。
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。
用法提示:形容词作表语,描述老师对学生过错表现出宽容。
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。
用法提示:形容词后接介词to,表示对某人或某物表现出慈悲。
AI contextual example
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。
侧重情感上的同情,不必然涉及宽恕或免罚;merciful 常指在惩罚或权力中施恩。
强调在处分、惩罚时从轻,比 merciful 更具体地用于执法、裁判等情境。
侧重不记仇、原谅过失,merciful 更侧重以怜悯之心减轻痛苦或惩罚。
语义较宽,强调对生命的一般善意与关怀,不专门针对宽恕或免罚。
最常用、较宽泛,merciful 的「施恩、免罚」含义需要语境支撑。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a mercy person.
正确表达He is a merciful person.
误用名词mercy代替形容词merciful。形容词应修饰名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子She treated him merciful.
正确表达She treated him mercifully.
误用形容词merciful代替副词mercifully。副词修饰动词treated。
与 merciful(仁慈的)相对,指毫无怜悯之心。
与 merciful(仁慈的)相对,指故意使人痛苦。
与 merciful(仁慈的)相对,指缺乏同情或宽恕。
与 merciful(仁慈的)相对,指为达目的不顾他人。
merciful表示仁慈宽容,merciless表示冷酷无情,两者意义相反
merciful是形容词,mercy是名词,不能混淆词性
compassionate强调同情心和主动关怀,merciful强调宽容和免除惩罚
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。
mercy(词根:仁慈,y变i)+ -ful(后缀:充满…的);同根词:mercy, merciless;同后缀词:careful, hopeful, wonderful
与仁慈相关的常见动作,表示苦苦请求对方施以怜悯或宽恕。
常出现在请求宽恕或怜悯的语境中,如 plead for mercy。
仁慈往往体现为减轻或不施加惩罚,因此两者常在同一话题中出现。
法官常面临是否宽大处理的决定,是体现仁慈的典型角色。
悔改常是获得怜悯和宽恕的前提,与仁慈的语义场密切相关。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.