the act of forgiving somebody; the quality of being willing to forgive somebody原谅；宽恕；宽宏大量- to pray for God’s forgiveness祈求上帝宽恕
- the forgiveness of sins对罪的宽恕
- He begged forgiveness for what he had done.他乞求饶恕他的所作所为。🔊🔊
Extra Examples- He begged her forgiveness for his mistake.他请求她谅解他的错误。
- There can be no progress without forgiveness.没有宽恕就不可能有进步。
- victims of violence who can nevertheless find forgiveness in their hearts仍存有宽厚之心的暴力受害者
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + forgivenessprepositionSee full entry Word OriginOld English forgiefenes, from forgiefen (past participle of forgiefan ‘forgive’) + the noun suffix -nes.