merciful
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mer·ci·ful /ˈmɜːsɪfəl $ ˈmɜːr-/ adjective 1 merciful death/end/release MXDIEa death or end to something that seems fortunate because it ends someone’s suffering 幸运的死亡/结束/解脱〔指结束了某人的痛苦〕 SYN welcome I think my uncle’s death was a merciful release for my poor aunt. 我认为我叔叔的死对我可怜的婶婶来说是幸运的解脱。2 KINDbeing kind to people and forgiving them rather than punishing them or being cruel 宽大的，慈悲的，仁慈的 OPP cruel Merciful God, save us. 仁慈的上帝，救救我们吧。
Examples from the Corpus
merciful• But the reality is, ladies and gentlemen, I am being merciful.• Who am I to be merciful?• A merciful amnesia usually came with these comas and who could deny it was a blessing?• Merciful God• While he was still fumbling four more of the shrieks blasted out of the ether; then there was a merciful silence.• Le Bon Seigneur had been merciful to the Grand Duke and accorded him a fine day.mer·ci·ful adjectiveChineseSyllable
end to that death something because it a seems or fortunate Corpus
merciful
mer‧ci‧ful /ˈmɜːsɪfəl $ ˈmɜːr-/
adjective
1. merciful death/end/release a death or end to something that seems fortunate because it ends someone’s suffering
SYN welcome:
I think my uncle’s death was a merciful release for my poor aunt.
2. being kind to people and forgiving them rather than punishing them or being cruel
OPP cruel:
Merciful God, save us.
mer‧ci‧ful /ˈmɜːsɪfəl $ ˈmɜːr-/
adjective1. merciful death/end/release a death or end to something that seems fortunate because it ends someone’s suffering
SYN welcome:
2. being kind to people and forgiving them rather than punishing them or being cruel
OPP cruel: