lenient
英['li?n??nt]
美['lin??nt]
- adj. 寬大的；仁慈的
- n. (Lenient)人名；(法)勒尼安
詞態變化
副詞:?leniently;名詞:?leniency;
助記提示
1. 諧音“列寧他、列寧的”-------列寧相對于斯大林來說算是很寬大、仁慈的了。
2. 諧音“你憐他”-----你憐憫他、可憐他，說明你是一個寬大的、仁慈的人。
3. leni- (諧音“憐你”).
中文詞源
lenient 寬容的
來自拉丁語lenis,溫和的，寬容的，詞源同let,lassitude.
英文詞源
- lenient (adj.)
- 1650s, "relaxing, soothing," from Middle French lenient, from Latin lenientem (nominative leniens), present participle of lenire "to soften, alleviate, mitigate, allay, calm," from lenis "mild, gentle, calm," probably from PIE root *le- "to leave, yield, let go, slacken" (cognates: Lithuanian lenas "quiet, tranquil, tame, slow," Old Church Slavonic lena "lazy," Latin lassus "faint, weary," Old English l?t "sluggish, slow," l?tan "to leave behind"). Sense of "mild, merciful" (of persons) first recorded 1787. In earlier use was lenitive, attested from early 15c. of medicines, 1610s of persons.
雙語例句
- 1. Professor Oswald takes a sightly more lenient view.
- 奧斯瓦爾德教授的觀點稍微溫和些。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The judge was lenient with him.
- 法官對他很寬大.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. You should be lenient with them.
- 你應從寬對待他們.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. The judge was lenient with the wrongdoer.
- 法官對這個犯人很寬大.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. Don't be too lenient with him.
- 對他不能太溫情了.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》