mercy
🇺🇸
/ˈmɜːrsi/
🇬🇧
/ˈmɜːsi/
noun
C1
kindness and forgiveness shown to someone you could harm or punish
The judge showed mercy to the young offender by giving a lighter sentence.
法官对年轻罪犯表现出仁慈，给予较轻的判决。
R
something good that stops something bad from happening
It was a mercy when the rain finally stopped the forest fire.
当雨水最终扑灭森林大火时，这是一种幸运。
translation
仁慈, 幸事
词形变化
Plural
mercies