pardon英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Forgiveness for an offence. countable,uncountable

— […] a step, that could not be taken with the least hope of ever obtaining pardon from or reconciliation with any of my friends; […]
An order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future punishment, or (in some jurisdictions) removes an offence from a person's criminal record, as if it had never been committed. countable,uncountable

— The President[…]shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

动词 v.

To forgive (a person). transitive

— O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, / That I am meek and gentle with these butchers!
To refrain from exacting as a penalty. transitive

— I pardon thee thy life before thou ask it.
To grant an official pardon for a crime. transitive

— The murderer, he recalled, had been tried and sentenced to imprisonment for life, but was pardoned by a merciful governor after serving a year of his sentence.

感叹词 intj.

Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.

词形变化

pardons plural pardons present,singular,third-person pardoning participle,present pardoned participle,past pardoned past

词汇关系

衍生词

begging your pardon beg pardon beg someone's pardon I beg your pardon pardonee Pardongate pardonless pardonmonger Paschal pardon prepardon self-pardon pardonable pardoner pardon me pardon mon français pardon my French pardon the expression unpardonable unpardoning

词源

词源 1

From Middle English pardonen, from Old French pardoner (modern French pardonner), from Late Latin perdōnāre, from per- + dōnāre, possibly a calque (if not vice-versa) of a Germanic word represented by Frankish *firgeban (“to forgive, give up completely”), from *fir- + *geban. Akin to Old High German fargeban, firgeban (“to forgive”), Old English forġiefan (“to forgive”). More at forgive.

词源 2

From Middle English pardonen, from Old French pardoner (modern French pardonner), from Late Latin perdōnāre, from per- + dōnāre, possibly a calque (if not vice-versa) of a Germanic word represented by Frankish *firgeban (“to forgive, give up completely”), from *fir- + *geban. Akin to Old High German fargeban, firgeban (“to forgive”), Old English forġiefan (“to forgive”). More at forgive.

词源 3

From Middle English pardonen, from Old French pardoner (modern French pardonner), from Late Latin perdōnāre, from per- + dōnāre, possibly a calque (if not vice-versa) of a Germanic word represented by Frankish *firgeban (“to forgive, give up completely”), from *fir- + *geban. Akin to Old High German fargeban, firgeban (“to forgive”), Old English forġiefan (“to forgive”). More at forgive.