merciful

'mә:siful

高考六级托福

a. showing or giving mercy
s. (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious

a. 仁慈的, 慈悲的

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merciful 由词根 merc-（与“仁慈”相关）和后缀 -ful（表示“充满…的”）组成，合起来意为“充满仁慈的”。

例句

1. The merciful teacher gave the students an extra day to complete their project.

和蔼的老师给学生们多了一天来完成他们的项目。

2. She was merciful to the stray dog and took it home.

她对流浪狗心存怜悯，把它带回了家。

3. In times of crisis, it is important to be merciful to those in need.

在危机时期，善待那些需要帮助的人是很重要的。