leniency

CET-6 大学 FREQ #27036

n. 宽大, 温和, 慈悲为怀 [法] 宽大, 宽恕, 仁慈

发音

/ˈliːni.ən(t)si/
其它 /ˈliːnjən(t)si/

词形变化

leniencies 复数 leniencies

教材释义与例句

名词

宽大，仁慈；温和

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case.

    宽大

    仁慈

    可数 不可数

    The convicted felon asked for leniency, but because the crime was so heinous the judge refused and gave the maximum sentence.

  2. 2.

    An act of being lenient.

    宽容行为

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

indulgence lenience lenity mildness

上位词 4

mercy tolerance permissiveness mercifulness

下位词 4

mercy clemency softness mercifulness

词源

From lenient + -ency.

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