Translation of merciful – English–Traditional Chinese dictionary
merciful adjective
(PERSON)
merciful adjective
(EVENT/SITUATION)
Examples of merciful
merciful
Poisons other than cyanide may in future become available and prove to be more efficient, merciful or humane than cyanide gas or carbon monoxide.
Let him be merciful to those of us who have not that advantage.
The mere fact that there have been no accidents due to interference, whilst it is, of course, a merciful matter, is no test at all.
The intentional taking of life, whether at the patient's request or from a merciful motive, is illegal in this country.
If, on the other hand, that slight and merciful sentence is not sufficient, it will be possible for the sheriff to impose a longer sentence.
If it should result in the expulsion from power of our present rulers, it would, indeed, be a merciful deliverance.
I would especially like to commend those who have delivered merciful speeches this afternoon and speeches in the great tradition of this country.
In such cases the court will normally have been merciful and will very likely not have awarded any custodial sentences.
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