merciful

1. ADJ If you describe God or a person in a position of authority as merciful, you mean that they show kindness and forgiveness to people. (上帝或掌權(quán)者)仁慈的; 寬厚的

We can only hope the court is merciful. 我們衹能寄希望於法庭的寬大処理了。

2. ADJ If you describe an event or situation as merciful, you mean that it is a good thing, especially because it stops someone's suffering or discomfort. 令人解脫的

Eventually the session came to a merciful end. 這次開庭終於有了一個令人解脫的結(jié)果。