mercy

• Существительное, обозначающее сострадание, прощение или снисхождение, проявленное к тому, кто находится во власти или совершил проступок.

A noun referring to compassion, forgiveness, or leniency shown toward someone who is in one's power or who has committed an offense.

uncountable

1. Compassion or forgivenessB2formal

   Compassionate treatment of someone who is in one's power, especially the act of forgiving or showing kindness.

   Милосердие

   • The judge showed mercy and reduced the sentence.
   • She begged for mercy from her captors.
   • He showed no mercy to his enemies.

   Synonymsclemencycompassionforgivenessgracehumanitykindnessleniencymildnesspitytenderness

   Antonymscrueltyharshnessmercilessnesspitilessnessruthlessness

2. Relief from sufferingB2formal

   An event or situation that brings relief from pain, difficulty, or distress.

   Облегчение

   • The rain was a mercy after the long drought.
   • It was a mercy that the accident wasn't worse.
   • The end of the war was a mercy for the civilians.

   Synonymsblessingboondeliverancegodsendreliefreprieverespitesalvation