資料來源 : pyDict

仁慈的,慈悲的

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Merciful \Mer"ci*ful\, a. [Mercy + -ful.]
   1. Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to
      pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish.

            The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious. --Ex.
                                                  xxxiv. 6.

            Be merciful, great duke, to men of mold. --Shak.

   2. Unwilling to give pain; compassionate.

            A merciful man will be merciful to his beast. --Old
                                                  Proverb.

   Syn: Compassionate; tender; humane; gracious; kind; mild;
        clement; benignant. -- {Mer"ci*ful*ly}, adv. --
        {Mer"ci*ful*ness}, n.

資料來源 : WordNet®

merciful
     adj 1: showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the
            captives"; "a merciful god" [ant: {merciless}]
     2: characterized by mercy, and compassion; "compassionate
        toward disadvantaged people"; "kind to animals"; "a humane
        judge" [syn: {kind}]
     3: used conventionally of royalty and high nobility; "our
        merciful king"