be merciful

基本解释

But, to all these shadowy beings, so long our near acquaintances, --as well Roger Chillingworth as his companions, --we would fain be merciful.
然而，对于所有这些阴影式的人物，只要是我们的熟人——不管是罗杰·齐灵渥斯，抑或是他的伙伴，我们还不得不显示点仁慈。
God tries his best to be merciful and to spare as many as possible, and that is part of the function of Christ and he intervenes with his mother.
上帝尽量慈悲，能免去多少,就免去多少，这也是基督所做,的善事之一，还有他的母亲。
Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
主阿，求你怜悯我，因我终日求告你。

But when it came to treason, he was less likely to be merciful, as the case of Alexis, his ill-fated son would demonstrate.
只是对于背叛者,他是绝不手软的,他那不幸的儿子阿列克思就是一个例证
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