clemency

英 [ˈklemənsi]

美 [ˈklemənsi]

n.  (对受惩罚的人表现出的)仁慈，慈悲; 宽恕; 宽容

GRE

BNC.25879 / COCA.18529

牛津词典

noun

• （对受惩罚的人表现出的）仁慈，慈悲；宽恕；宽容
  kindness shown to sb when they are being punished; willingness not to punish sb so severely
  1. a plea for clemency
     乞求开恩

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 宽大;轻判;宽恕
  If someone is grantedclemency, they are punished less severely than they could be.
  1. Seventeen prisoners held on death row are to be executed after their pleas for clemency were turned down.
     17名死刑犯申请宽大处理遭到驳回后即将被处决。

英英释义

noun

• leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
  1. he threw himself on the mercy of the court
  Synonym:mercifulnessmercy
• good weather with comfortable temperatures
  Synonym:mildness

双语例句

• The condemned man petitioned me governor for clemency.
  被判刑的人上书州长请求慈悲。
• The condemned prisoner cowered and began to whimper for clemency.
  那个被判罪的囚犯抖缩着并开始抽泣请求宽恕。
• England is not known for the clemency of its climate.
  英格兰并不以气候温和出名。
• Seventeen prisoners held on death row are to be executed after their pleas for clemency were turned down.
  17名死刑犯申请宽大处理遭到驳回后即将被处决。
• Nor do its shareholders have a claim to clemency, or other official support, when their risk-taking backfires no matter who else gets lucky.
  在它们由于冒险行为自作自受时，其股东也没有权利要求仁慈或政府的其它支持不论在其他人中，谁获得了这样的好运。
• About this man I fear to tell the truth in writing to Your Clemency, lest I may seem to the malicious to be a flatterer;
  关于这个人，我害怕在写到你的仁慈时说真话，以免我似乎是在恶意地谄媚；
• A rather passionless plea for clemency. They were horrified at his rudeness.
  毫无感情的请求宽容他们对他的无礼很反感。
• She hath opened her mouth to wisdom, and the law of clemency is on her tongue.
  她一开口即倾吐智慧，舌上常有仁慈的训诲。
• Their advocacy had enough political impact to pressure Libya to exercise clemency.
  他们的宣传有足够的政治影响力，迫使利比亚实施了减刑。
• Pleading for clemency, he also reportedly apologized for his offline behavior.
  薛蛮子还对线下的行为表示歉意，并恳请得到从宽处理。