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.
판사는 젊은 범죄자에게 자비를 보여 더 가벼운 형을 선고했습니다.
something good that stops something bad from happening
It was a mercy when the rain finally stopped the forest fire.
비가 마침내 산불을 멈췄을 때, 그것은 다행이었습니다.