clemency

FREQ #25033

n. 仁慈, 宽厚, 仁厚

发音

UK /ˈklɛ.mən.si/
AU
US /ˈklɛ.mən(t).si/

词形变化

clemencies 复数 clemencies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.

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  2. 2.

    A pardon, commutation, or similar reduction, removal, or postponement of legal penalties by an executive officer of a state.

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  3. 3.

    Mildness of weather.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

mercy mercifulness mildness

上位词 3

leniency good weather lenience

下位词 9

pardon quarter amnesty reprieve respite softness balminess commutation resentencing

词源

From Middle English clemency, clemencie, from Latin clēmentia. Gradually eclipsed Middle English clemence, from Old French clemence, from the same Latin origin.

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