| 释义 |             : full of mercy : compassionate a merciful ruler  also : providing relief  a merciful end     mercifulness noun ˈmər-si-fəl-nəs                  as in benevolentshowing kindness and forgiveness instead of harshness or cruelty especially to someone under one's authority or control When our English teacher caught us cheating, we prayed he would be merciful in deciding our punishment.       benevolent     compassionate     patient     gracious     kind     sympathetic     kindly     gentle     forgiving     thoughtful     lenient     forbearing     generous     humane     understanding     beneficent     clement     pitying     tolerant     good     liberal     soft     kindhearted     tenderhearted     benignant     sweet     solicitous     considerate     attentive     warmhearted     tender     softhearted     nice     magnanimous     pleasant     warm     good-hearted     benign     affable     mild     friendly     selfless     unselfish     charitable     genial     munificent     altruistic     companionable     noble     neighborly     cordial     amicable     good-tempered     humanitarian     good-natured     unsparing     brotherly     philanthropic     comradely     openhearted     philanthropical     greathearted     freehanded     anticruelty     cruelty-free       See More   severe     stern     harsh     merciless     pitiless     ruthless     tough     grim     unsentimental     uncaring     thoughtless     insensitive     cruel     unthinking     spiteful     inconsiderate     malevolent     hateful     malignant     malicious     mean     brutal     heavy-handed     virulent     sadistic     heartless     callous     unkind     uncharitable     inhuman     malign     savage     nasty     hard-boiled     barbarous     inhumane     vicious     unsympathetic     barbaric     unfeeling     ironhearted     bestial     atrocious     stonyhearted     brutish     brute     truculent     unkindly     fiendish     insensate     uncompassionate     hard-hearted     wanton     cold-blooded     antihumanitarian   |