showing or exercising mercy 慈悲的;仁慈的 it was the will of a merciful God that all should be saved. 拯救一切人是慈悲上帝的意愿。 ■(of an event) coming as a mercy; bringing someone relief from something unpleasant (事件)带来幸运的;给人解脱的 her death was a merciful release. 她的死是幸运的解脱。