clemency
英 [ˈklemənsi]
美 [ˈklemənsi]
n. (对受惩罚的人表现出的)仁慈，慈悲; 宽恕; 宽容
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- a plea for clemency
乞求开恩
- a plea for clemency
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.- 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。
- Seventeen prisoners held on death row are to be executed after their pleas for clemency were turned down.
英英释义
noun
- leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
- he threw himself on the mercy of the court
- good weather with comfortable temperatures
双语例句
- Muhammad's lawyers are asking for clemency, claiming that he has severe mental illness.
穆罕默德的律师正在申请宽大处理，声称他患有精神疾病。 - 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。 - 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。 - Captain Bligh: If that's an attempt to earn clemency, I spit on it.
布莱斯船长：如果那是想积攒仁慈的企图，那我就唾弃它。 - Here stooping to your clemency.
在这里屈身于你的温和中。 - Its ex-felons have not had every right restored by Mr Crist and the clemency board.
然而，佛罗里达已获释的重罪犯尚未完全享有克莱斯和行政赦免委员会已恢复的所有权利。 - England is not known for the clemency of its climate.
英格兰并不以气候温和出名。 - 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。 - The question of clemency would rest with the king.
宽大处理问题，将由国王决定。 - The condemned man petitioned me governor for clemency.
被判刑的人上书州长请求慈悲。