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.
法官對年輕罪犯表現出仁慈,給予較輕的判決。
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。