leniency

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case. countable,uncountable
    — The convicted felon asked for leniency, but because the crime was so heinous the judge refused and gave the maximum sentence.
  2. An act of being lenient. countable,uncountable

词形变化

leniencies plural

词汇关系

衍生词
leniency applicant leniency application Leniency Notice leniency policy Leniency Program overleniency

词源

From lenience + -y, from Latin lēn(iō) (“to soften, soothe”), from lēnis (“soft”).
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