mercifully

/ˈmɝsɪfəˌɫi/, /ˈmɝsɪfɫi/ adv

Thankfully.

Word Origin From Latin merces 'reward, pity' and the suffix -ful 'full of' — literally 'full of mercy.' Mercifully is the adverb. The word 'mercy' originally meant 'reward, kindness shown to someone in distress.' The -ful suffix comes from Old English -full, meaning 'full of,' and -ly from -lice 'like.' So mercifully is 'in a manner full of mercy.' Related: merciless, mercilessly.

adv Thankfully.

Mercifully, the storm passed without causing any damage to the village.

(副词) 庆幸地;幸好;所幸

幸好,风暴过去了,没有对村庄造成任何损害。

(adverbio) Afortunadamente; gracias a Dios.

Afortunadamente, la tormenta pasó sin causar ningún daño al pueblo.

(adverbe) heureusement; par chance; Dieu merci; par bonheur [Par chance, d'une manière qui soulage ou qui est favorable.]

Mercifully, la tempête passa sans causer aucun dommage au village.

(Adverb) gottlob; zum Glück [Erfreulicherweise; zum Glück; als Ausdruck der Erleichterung.]

**Mercifully** zog der Sturm vorbei, ohne dem Dorf Schäden zuzufügen.

(副詞) 幸いにも、ありがたいことに。

幸いにも、嵐は村に何の被害も与えずに通り過ぎた。

(advérbio) felizmente; por sorte; graças a Deus; por milagre [Felizmente; por sorte.]

Felizmente, a tempestade passou sem causar nenhum dano à vila.

adv In a merciful manner.

The judge mercifully reduced the sentence due to the defendant's remorse.

(副词) 仁慈地;宽厚地;慈悲地

法官仁慈地因被告的悔意而减轻了判决。

(adverbio) De manera misericordiosa.

El juez redujo misericordiosamente la sentencia debido al remordimiento del acusado.

(adverbe) miséricordieusement; avec clémence; par miséricorde; avec indulgence [Avec clémence, en faisant preuve de miséricorde ou d'indulgence.]

Le juge réduisit mercifully la sentence en raison des remords de l'accusé.

(Adverb) barmherzig; gnädig [Auf eine barmherzige oder mitfühlende Weise; so, dass Gnade oder Nachsicht gezeigt wird.]

Der Richter milderte das Urteil **mercifully**, da der Angeklagte Reue zeigte.

(副詞) 慈悲深く、情け深く。

裁判官は被告の反省を見て、情け深く減刑した。

(advérbio) misericordiosamente; piedosamente; clementemente; compassivamente [De maneira misericordiosa.]

O juiz, misericordiosamente, reduziu a sentença devido ao remorso do réu.

Word parts: merci + ful + ly

Common collocations

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