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源自中古英语 'forgifenesse',由 'forgive'(原谅)和名词后缀 '-ness' 构成,表示状态或行为。
❶ 原谅或宽恕的行为或状态,指不再对某人的过错或伤害感到愤怒或怨恨。
“She asked for his forgiveness after the argument.”
(争吵后,她请求他的原谅。)
“Forgiveness is an important part of healing emotional wounds.”
(宽恕是治愈情感创伤的重要部分。)
seek forgiveness — 请求原谅,通常用于正式或诚恳地表达悔意并希望得到宽恕。
“He went to his friend to seek forgiveness for his harsh words.”
(他去向朋友请求原谅他说的那些苛刻的话。)