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

• He was at fault, and he cast himself on her clemency.
  他有错误，指望她宽厚地对待他。
• Appeals for clemency by the lawyers of the condemned men.
  律师为被判刑者提出的要求宽大处理的上诉。
• I had to beg her pardon. The condemned man petitioned the government for clemency.
  被判刑的囚犯请求政府宽恕他。
• I assume you've come here to plead for clemency on your husband's behalf.
  我想您来此是为了替您丈夫请求宽待。
• 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。
• Should we let criminals purchase clemency?
  我们应该允许罪犯赎回仁慈吗？
• England is not known for the clemency of its climate.
  英格兰并不以气候温和出名。
• The question of clemency would rest with the king.
  宽大处理问题，将由国王决定。
• 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。
• The judge believed in clemency for youthful offenders.
  法官认为对年轻的犯罪者应以慈悲为怀。