merciful
adjective approving uk/ˈmɜː.sɪ.fəl/ us/ˈmɝː.sɪ.fəl/
(PERSON)
C2 宽大的;慈悲的，仁慈的
someone who is merciful is willing to be kind to and forgive people who are in their power
"God is merciful," said the priest. “上帝是仁慈的，”神父说道。
a merciful ruler 仁慈的统治者
(EVENT/SITUATION)
令人解脱的；使人松一口气的
used to say that you are grateful for an event or situation because it stops something unpleasant
After such a long illness, her death came as a merciful release. 经受了如此漫长的病痛折磨之后，她的死算是一种幸运的解脱。