mercy
🇺🇸
/ˈmɜːrsi/
🇬🇧
/ˈmɜːsi/
kindness and forgiveness shown to someone you could harm or punish
The judge showed mercy to the young offender by giving a lighter sentence.
裁判官は若い犯罪者に慈悲を示し、より軽い判決を下しました。
something good that stops something bad from happening
It was a mercy when the rain finally stopped the forest fire.
雨がついに森林火災を止めたとき、それは救いでした。