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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 mer·ci·ful /ˈmɝsɪfəl/
 (a.)仁慈的,慈悲的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Mer·ci·ful a.
 1. Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish.  Opposite of merciless.
    The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious.   --Ex. xxxiv. 6.
    Be merciful, great duke, to men of mold.   --Shak.
 2. Unwilling to give pain; compassionate.
    A merciful man will be merciful to his beast.   --Old Proverb.
 Syn: -- Compassionate; tender; humane; gracious; kind; mild; clement; benignant.
 -- Mer*ci*ful*ly, adv. -- Mer*ci*ful*ness, n.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 merciful
      adj 1: showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the
             captives"; "a merciful god" [ant: merciless]
      2: characterized by mercy, and compassion; "compassionate
         toward disadvantaged people"; "kind to animals"; "a humane
         judge" [syn: kind]
      3: used conventionally of royalty and high nobility; "our
         merciful king"