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源自中古英语 'merciable'(仁慈的),最终来自拉丁语 'misericors'(怜悯的),由 'misereri'(怜悯)和 'cor'(心)组成。
❶ 表示某事的发生让人感到宽慰或幸运,通常指避免了更糟糕的情况。
“The storm passed mercifully quickly, leaving little damage.”
(暴风雨幸好很快过去了,几乎没有造成破坏。)
“Mercifully, no one was hurt in the accident.”
(幸运的是,事故中没有人受伤。)
❶ 以仁慈或宽容的方式行事或对待他人。
“The judge mercifully reduced the sentence.”
(法官仁慈地减轻了刑罚。)
“She spoke mercifully to the frightened child.”
(她以温和的语气对受惊的孩子说话。)
mercifully short — 形容某事持续时间很短,让人感到庆幸或轻松。
“The speech was mercifully short, so we could leave early.”
(演讲幸好很短,我们可以提前离开。)
mercifully ended — 表示某事终于结束,让人感到解脱或宽慰。
“The long meeting mercifully ended at 5 PM.”
(漫长的会议终于在下午5点结束了,让人松了一口气。)