Word · Frequency #15286
lenient
宽容的；宽大的；仁慈的
not strict; tolerant or merciful
- 1.
Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.
宽松的；不严格的；容忍异议或偏差的。
- 2.
tolerant or lenient
宽容或宽松
- 3.
not strict
不严格
- 4.
characterized by tolerance and mercy
以宽容和仁慈为特征
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；宽大的
In use
The teacher was lenient with the students who submitted their homework late.
My parents are usually lenient about my curfew on weekends.
The judge gave a lenient sentence because it was the defendant's first offense.
lenient rules
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。
be lenient about sth
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。
be lenient in doing sth
Connections
Collocations
- lenient sentence
- 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。
- lenient judge
- 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。
- lenient policy
- 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。
- lenient with
- 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。
- lenient towards
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 lend（借）：法官借你一次机会，不严惩，即宽容、宽大。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：education、law enforcement、parenting 该词属于中性表达，多用于形容老师、法官、家长等对规则或处罚采取宽容、不严格的态度；日常口语和书面语中都比较常见，正式程度会随具体场合变化。
Grammar Note
表示对人宽容时用with，对事物宽容时常用in。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Among these, convenient /kənˈviːniənt/ has the same /niənt/ ending after the stressed vowel as lenient, so it rhymes. The others all end in -ient in spelling but are pronounced differently: patient /ˈpeɪʃənt/ has /ʃənt/, while resilient, salient, ingredient, and obedient have /liənt/ or /diənt/ endings. Do not rely on the spelling.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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