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pardoned

UK //ˈpɑː.dənd//US //ˈpɑːr.dənd//

词源

源自中古英语 'pardounen',借自古法语 'pardoner',最终源于晚期拉丁语 'perdonare'(per- '完全' + donare '给予')。

verb

❶ 指正式免除某人的罪责或惩罚,通常由权威人士如国家元首做出决定。常用于法律或政治语境中。

“The governor pardoned the prisoner after new evidence proved his innocence.”

(州长赦免了这名囚犯,因为新证据证明他是无辜的。)

“She was pardoned for her minor offense and allowed to return to work.”

(她因轻微违法行为被宽恕,并获准重返工作岗位。)

❶ 表示原谅某人的过错或不礼貌行为,常用于日常社交场合中较正式的道歉回应。

“"You're pardoned," she said after he apologized for being late.”

(在他为迟到道歉后,她说:“你被原谅了。”)

“The teacher pardoned the student's rude interruption.”

(老师原谅了学生无礼的打断。)

同义词:forgiven, excused, absolved, clemency, reprieved

常见短语

beg your pardon — 礼貌用语,用于请求对方重复话语或为轻微冒犯道歉,根据语调可表达不同含义。

“"Beg your pardon? I didn't catch what you said."”

(“请再说一遍?我没听清您的话。”)