show lenity to/toward sb
常用于法律或正式语境，表示对犯错者给予仁慈处理。
The judge showed lenity to the first-time offender.
法官对初犯者表现出了宽大。
宽大；仁慈；宽恕
宽大；仁慈；饶恕；慈悲；宽大处理；[法] 宽大；宽大的行为
宽大；仁慈；饶恕
leniency, mercy, forgiveness
The judge showed lenity in sentencing the first-time offender to community service instead of prison.
法官对初犯者施以宽大处理，判处社区服务而非监禁。
用法提示：名词作宾语，表示法律上的宽大处理。
Her lenity towards her students earned her their respect and trust.
她对学生的宽容赢得了他们的尊重和信任。
用法提示：名词作主语中心词，体现对待他人的宽容态度。
The teacher's lenity in grading the final projects was appreciated by the class.
老师在期末项目评分中的宽大得到了全班同学的感激。
用法提示：名词所有格形式，强调宽大的行为或性质。
常用于法律或正式语境，表示对犯错者给予仁慈处理。
The judge showed lenity to the first-time offender.
法官对初犯者表现出了宽大。
强调对待方式，带有宽容仁慈的意味。
They treated the prisoners with unexpected lenity.
他们以出人意料的宽大对待囚犯。
用于正式或文雅表达，指有意识地实施宽大政策。
The king exercised lenity in punishing the rebels.
国王在惩罚叛乱者时行使了宽大。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is lenity.
正确表达He is lenient.
lenity是名词，表示‘宽大’；而‘宽大的’对应的形容词是lenient。学习者容易混淆词性，误把名词当形容词使用。
grammar · medium
易错句子The judge showed a lenity in his ruling.
正确表达The judge showed lenity in his ruling.
lenity作为抽象名词，通常不可数，前面不加不定冠词a。学习者受中文‘一种宽大’的影响，易添加冠词。
lenity与leniency同义，但leniency更常用，且常指法庭或权威给予的宽大处理。
lenity正式，多用于法律语境；clemency强调上级对下级的仁慈或宽恕，尤指减轻刑罚。
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