Word · Frequency #19546
merciful
仁慈的；宽恕的；宽大的
核心释义
Showing mercy; being kind and forgiving to someone you have power over.
- 1.
仁慈的；宽厚的
Showing mercy.
- 2.
仁慈的；宽恕的
showing or giving mercy
- 3.
(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
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；仁慈的
用法In use
The judge was merciful and gave the young offender a second chance.
用法提示：形容词作表语，表示法官在判决中表现出仁慈。
My teacher was merciful and accepted my late homework without penalty.
用法提示：形容词作表语，描述老师对学生过错表现出宽容。
She was merciful to the stray cat and took it to the vet.
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。
sought merciful treatment for the captives
a merciful god
our merciful king
merciful to/toward sb
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- merciful God
- 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。
- merciful judge
- 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。
- merciful heart
- 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。
- merciful smile
- 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。
- merciful release
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
由 mercy（怜悯）+ ful（充满）联想：心里充满怜悯，自然待人仁慈宽厚。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常见搭配：merciful to 对...仁慈；merciful in 在...方面仁慈。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
unmerciful /ˌʌnˈmɝsɪfəl/ is a true rhyme because from the stressed /ɝ/ to the end it matches merciful exactly. mercy and merchant share the initial /mɝ/ but continue with different consonants and vowels, so they are only spelling lookalikes. useful, beautiful, and grateful repeat the unstressed final syllable /fəl/ but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme with merciful.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.