lenient
英 ['li?n??nt]
美 ['lin??nt]
- adj. 寬大的；仁慈的
- n. (Lenient)人名；(法)勒尼安
助記提示
1. 諧音“列寧他、列寧的”-------列寧相對(duì)于斯大林來(lái)說(shuō)算是很寬大、仁慈的了。
2. 諧音“你憐他”-----你憐憫他、可憐他，說(shuō)明你是一個(gè)寬大的、仁慈的人。
3. leni- (諧音“憐你”).
中文詞源
lenient 寬容的來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)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(yǔ)例句
- 1. Professor Oswald takes a sightly more lenient view.
- 奧斯瓦爾德教授的觀點(diǎn)稍微溫和些。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The judge was lenient with him.
- 法官對(duì)他很寬大.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. You should be lenient with them.
- 你應(yīng)從寬對(duì)待他們.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. The judge was lenient with the wrongdoer.
- 法官對(duì)這個(gè)犯人很寬大.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. Don't be too lenient with him.
- 對(duì)他不能太溫情了.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》