Word
lenience
/ˈliːnjəns.-si/
noun
宽大；宽恕；仁慈
核心释义
The quality of being merciful or forgiving when deciding a punishment.
- 1.
宽大:在处罚时给予仁慈或宽恕
Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.
宽大:在处罚时给予仁慈或宽恕；仁慈；宽厚
用法In use
The judge showed lenience to the first-time offender, giving him a lighter sentence.
用法提示：句中lenience作名词，意为‘宽厚’‘仁慈’，体现法官的宽容态度。
Parental lenience often leads to children testing boundaries more frequently.
用法提示：句中lenience作名词，指‘宽厚’‘宽容’的行为特性，作为主语。
The teacher's lenience allowed the students to submit their homework a day late.
用法提示：句中lenience作名词，意为‘宽厚’，是老师行为的属性。
lenience towards/toward sb/sth
towards也可写作toward，后接人或事物。
The judge showed lenience towards the first-time offender.
法官对初犯者表现出宽厚。
show lenience (to sb)
show lenience后常接to引出对象。
相关词与表达Connections
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
不可数名词，表示抽象概念。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.