"merciful" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 仁慈的
• 寬恕的

Definition

對他人表現出善良或寬恕，尤其是在你有能力懲罰或傷害他們時。這代表有同情心而非殘忍。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用來描述有權力的人（法官、領導、神明）選擇寬恕。常見語搭配：'a merciful act', 'be merciful (to someone)'。用語正式或文學，日常友善更常用 'kind' 或 'generous'。

Examples

The merciful king forgave his enemies.

這位**仁慈的**國王寬恕了他的敵人。

Please be merciful to the poor dog.

請對那隻可憐的狗**仁慈**一些。

God is often described as merciful in many religions.

在許多宗教中，上帝通常被描述為**仁慈的**。

The judge was surprisingly merciful with the teenager.

法官對那位少年出乎意料地**仁慈**。

If you’re ever in trouble, hope that someone is merciful.

如果你遇到麻煩，希望有人會對你**仁慈**。

She gave him a merciful smile and let him go.

她給了他一個**仁慈的**微笑，然後放他走了。