be lenient with sb
对某人宽容。
The teacher was lenient with the late student.
老师对迟到的学生很宽容。
宽松的;不严格的;容忍异议或偏差的。;宽容或宽松;不严格;以宽容和仁慈为特征
not strict; tolerant or merciful
宽松的;不严格的;容忍异议或偏差的。
Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.
宽容或宽松
tolerant or lenient
不严格
not strict
以宽容和仁慈为特征
characterized by tolerance and mercy
The teacher was lenient with the students who submitted their homework late.
老师对迟交作业的学生很宽容。
用法提示:形容词lenient表示宽大的,后接介词with引出对象。
AI contextual example
My parents are usually lenient about my curfew on weekends.
我父母通常对我周末的宵禁时间很宽松。
用法提示:lenient about表示对某事物持宽松态度。
AI contextual example
The judge gave a lenient sentence because it was the defendant's first offense.
法官因为被告是初犯而判了较轻的刑罚。
用法提示:lenient修饰sentence,表示刑罚宽大。
AI contextual example
对某人宽容。
The teacher was lenient with the late student.
老师对迟到的学生很宽容。
对某事物宽容。
They are lenient about the deadline for this project.
他们对这个项目的截止日期很宽松。
在做某事时宽容。
The judge was lenient in sentencing the first-time offender.
法官在判决初犯者时很宽大。
对某人表现出宽容。
The manager is lenient towards employees who make minor mistakes.
经理对犯小错的员工很仁慈。
强调过度宽松,可能带有放任意味。
多用于社会规范或纪律方面,比lenient更正式。
强调对差异的包容,不一定指规章宽松。
侧重于同情和宽恕,常用于法律或道德审判。
强调原谅过错,而非规章的宽松。
grammar · medium
易错句子The judge was very lenient to the criminal.
正确表达The judge was very lenient with the criminal.
介词搭配错误:表示“对某人宽容”时,应用介词 with 而非 to。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has a lenient attitude towards mistakes, which is too lax.
正确表达He has a lenient attitude towards mistakes, which is too permissive.
词义混淆:lax 常含贬义“松懈的”,与 lenient 的中性“宽容的”不同;此处应改用 permissive 或直接删除。
与 lenient 的「宽容的」义相反,侧重对规则的严格遵守。
与 lenient 的「仁慈的」义相反,侧重冷酷苛刻,语气比 strict 更强。
与 lenient 的「宽大的」义相反,强调惩罚或批评程度重。
与 lenient 的「随和的」义相反,强调毫不通融、缺乏弹性。
与 lenient 的「温和的」义相反,侧重态度严肃、不温和。
lenient 强调宽容、仁慈,而 lax 强调不够严格、疏于监管
lenient 指对人的惩罚或要求宽大,而 merciful 强调出于同情心而给予宽容
从轻的判决
The judge gave him a lenient sentence because he was a first-time offender.
因为他是初犯,法官给了他一个从轻的判决。
宽大的法官
The lenient judge let the young man go with just a warning.
那位宽大的法官只警告了那个年轻人一下就让他走了。
宽松的政策
The school has a lenient policy on late homework.
这所学校对迟交作业采取宽松的政策。
对……宽容
My math teacher is very lenient with students who ask questions.
我的数学老师对爱提问的学生非常宽容。
对……宽厚
She is too lenient towards her child, who never listens to her.
她对孩子太宽厚了,以至于孩子从来不听她的话。
leni-(拉丁词根 lenis,意为“柔软、温和”)+ -ent(形容词后缀,表示“具有…性质的”)。同根词:leniency, lenity;同后缀词:patient, obedient。
法官在判案时可能表现宽容,是 lenient 常见的使用场景。
与 lenient 搭配表示从轻判刑。
lenient punishment 指不严厉的处罚。
lenient rules 指宽松、不严格的规则。
老师对待学生的态度可以很宽容,常用 lenient 形容。
过于宽容;宽容得过分
He was lenient to a fault, letting his students break every rule.
他宽容得过分,任凭学生违反所有规矩。
对某事持宽容态度
The teacher took a lenient view of his late homework.
老师对他迟交作业持宽容态度。
对某人宽容
Parents should be lenient with young children.
父母应该对年幼的孩子宽容。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.