amnesty

英 [ˈæmnəsti]

美 [ˈæmnəsti]

n.  (对政治犯的)赦免，大赦; 赦免期(此期间交代罪行或交出武器可获赦免)
vt.  对…实行大赦; 赦免

复数：amnesties　过去分词：amnestied　现在分词：amnestying　过去式：amnestied　第三人称单数：amnesties　

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牛津词典

noun

• （对政治犯的）赦免，大赦
  an official statement that allows people who have been put in prison for crimes against the state to go free
  1. The president granted a general amnesty for all political prisoners.
     总统大赦了所有的政治犯。
• 赦免期（此期间交代罪行或交出武器可获赦免）
  a period of time during which people can admit to a crime or give up weapons without being punished
  1. 2 000 knives have been handed in during the month-long amnesty.
     在一个月的赦免期中交出了2 000把刀。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 赦免；大赦
  Anamnestyis an official pardon granted to a group of prisoners by the state.
  1. Activists who were involved in crimes of violence will not automatically be granted amnesty.
     参与暴力犯罪的激进分子将不会自动得到赦免。
• N-COUNT 赦免期限（此期间交代罪行或交出武器可获赦免）
  Anamnestyis a period of time during which people can admit to a crime or give up weapons without being punished.
  1. The government has announced an immediate amnesty for rebel fighters.
     政府已对叛乱士兵宣布了即刻生效的赦免期限。

英英释义

noun

• the formal act of liberating someone
  Synonym:pardonfree pardon
• a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
  Synonym:pardon
• a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment

verb

• grant a pardon to (a group of people)

双语例句

• The government granted an amnesty to all political prisoner.
  所有政治犯被给予大赦。
• Amnesty says there are fundamental flaws in their military justice system.
  国际特赦组织称他们的军事司法体系存在着根本性的缺陷。
• A general amnesty for political prisoners may be in the offing.
  可能即将对政治犯实行大赦。
• Brazil, by contrast, has kept an amnesty law passed in1979.
  相反，巴西保留了1979年通过的特赦法案。
• A previous amnesty that pardoned only those who ratted on their comrades failed.
  早先的特赦仅局限于出卖了同志的人。
• The previous major amnesty of illegal entrants in the1980's was not forgotten in the immigrant communities.
  前曾在二十世纪八十年代对非法徙入者的大赦并未在移民群体中被遗忘。
• Amnesty International opposes the death penalty as a violation of the right to life.
  国际特赦组织反对死刑，称其违背了生命权。
• He also called for an end to conflict and a general amnesty.
  他还呼吁结束冲突，和一般的大赦。
• The government has announced an immediate amnesty for rebel fighters.
  政府已对叛乱士兵宣布了即刻生效的赦免期限。
• Digital tools have eliminated that amnesty.
  然而，数字工具已经导致了这种遗忘功能、这种人类对尴尬窘境自我特赦本能的消失。