詞彙精選：merciful的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

adj.

仁慈的，慈悲的，寬厚的，溫和的，寬大的

例句：

There are men whom a merciful providence has undoubtedly ordained to a single life.

有一些男人，慈悲的天意註定叫他們終身作個單身漢。

例句：

The merciful king saved him from death.

仁慈的國王免他一死。

良好的，順利的；幸運的，有福氣的

例句：

We were told when he was taken to hospital that his injuries were so severe death would be merciful.

他被送到醫院時，醫生告訴我們他傷勢過重，死亡對他算是一種幸運的解脫。

例句：

Eventually the session came to a merciful end.

這次開庭的最終結果令人慶幸。

二、詞義辨析：

tolerantj,merciful

這兩個形容詞均含“寬容的”之意。tolerantj指不固執己見，能夠寬容或諒解他人的開明態度。merciful指同情或憐憫。

三、參考例句：

She is a merciful lady.

她是個仁慈的婦女。

Be merciful to those who show mercy.

對仁慈的人講仁慈。

The merciful king saved him from death.

仁慈的國王免他一死。

The gracious and merciful Heavens forbid!

慈悲的老天爺不允許的！

She was merciful to the old.

她對待老人很仁慈。

The merciful king saved the young officers from death.

仁慈的國王把這些年輕的軍官從死神手中救了出來。

Merciful time wraps in oblivion the most gruesome misery.

仁慈的時間把最可怕的悲苦包裹在遺忘之中。

Eventually the session came to a merciful end.

這次開庭的最終結果令人慶幸。

I think my uncle's death was a merciful release for my poor aunt.

The merciful merchant wants to grant some merchandise to the blown immigrants.

仁慈的商人要給喘着氣的移民們一些商品。