| 单词 | lenient |
| 释义 | lenient adjectiveverbs | adverb | preposition verbs➤be仁慈➤become变得仁慈adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其／相当／非常仁慈▸➤unduly (bre) 过于宽大◆the appeal judge agreed that the original sentence was unduly lenient.上诉法官承认原判过轻。preposition➤with对⋯宽大◆the police are sometimes more lenient with female offenders.警方有时候对女性违法者比较宽大。 lenient adjectivelenient ♦︎ soft ♦︎ forgiving ♦︎ mercifulthese words all describe a person who is not strict or who forgives sb, especially when they have done sth wrong.这些词均表示仁慈的、宽容的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆lenient / soft with sb◆lenient / merciful to sb◆a lenient / soft sentence / approach◆lenient / soft treatment◆a lenient / forgiving mood◆too lenient / soft■ lenient /liːniənt/ not as strict as expected when punishing sb or when making sure that rules are obeyed（惩罚或执法时）宽大的，宽容的，仁慈的◆the police and courts may be more lenient with female offenders.警察和法庭对女性罪犯可能会更宽容些。◆the judge agreed that the sentence was unduly lenient.法官认为这个判决过于宽松。opp strict , harsh → strict ■ soft (rather informal, usually disapproving) not strict or severe; not strict or severe enough, especially in dealing with bad behaviour or crime不够严厉的；（尤指对不良行为或犯罪）心慈手软的◆the government is not becoming soft on crime.政府对犯罪行为将不会手软。◆if you're too soft with these kids they'll never respect you.如果你太迁就这些孩子，他们永远不会尊敬你。opp tough → strict ■ forgiving (usually approving) willing to forgive宽宏大量的；宽容的◆the public was more forgiving of the president's difficulties than the press.公众比新闻界更能体谅总统的难处。◆she had not inherited her mother's forgiving nature.她没有承袭母亲的宽厚天性。opp unforgiving → stern ➡ see also forgive → forgive , forgiveness → mercy ■ merciful /mɜːsɪfl; name mɜːrsɪfl/ (rather formal, especially written) willing to forgive people and show them kindness宽大的；仁慈的；慈悲的◆they believe in a merciful god.他们信仰一个仁慈的上帝。◆they asked her to be merciful to the prisoners.他们请求她对这些犯人慈悲为怀。 opp merciless → ruthless ➡ see also mercy → mercy lenient /liːniənt/ not as strict as expected when punishing sb or when making sure that rules are obeyed（惩罚或执法时）宽大的，宽容的，仁慈的◆the police and courts may be more lenient with female offenders.警察和法庭对女性罪犯可能会更宽容些。◆the judge agreed that the sentence was unduly lenient.法官认为这个判决过于宽松。opp strict , harsh → strict lenient/ˈli:niənt ||; ˈlinɪənt/adj (used about a punishment or person who punishes) not as strict as expected （指惩罚或施惩罚的人）宽大的，不严苛的 ➔lenience(also leniency /-ənsi ||; -ənsɪ/) noun [u] ➔leniently adv lenientsee ⇨ strict/not strict 8,9 le·ni·ent /`linɪənt; ˈliːniənt/adjnot strict in the way you punish or deal with someone 宽大的，宽容的:◇the judge was criticized for being too lenient. 这名法官由于过分宽容而受到批评。 |
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