mercy

🇺🇸 /ˈmɜːrsi/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmɜːsi/
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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.

法官對年輕罪犯表現出仁慈,給予較輕的判決。

R

something good that stops something bad from happening

It was a mercy when the rain finally stopped the forest fire.

當雨水最終撲滅森林大火時,這是一種幸運。

translation

n. 仁慈, 幸事

詞形變化

Plural mercies