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lenient

adjective
🔊/ˈliːniənt/
🔊/ˈliːniənt/
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  1. not as strict as expected when punishing somebody or when making sure that rules are obeyed（惩罚或执法时）宽大的，宽容的，仁慈的
    • a lenient sentence/fine从宽的判刑／罚款
    • The judge was far too lenient with him.法官对他太宽容了。🔊🔊
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    • The police are sometimes more lenient with female offenders.警方有时候对女性违法者比较宽大。
    • He hoped that a lenient view would be taken of his misconduct.他希望对他的不当行为能宽容对待。
    • The judge agreed that the sentence was unduly lenient.法官认为这个判决过于宽松。
    • The police and courts may be more lenient with female offenders.警察和法庭对女性罪犯可能会更宽容些。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
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    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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    preposition
    • with
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    Word Originmid 17th cent. (originally meaning mild or soothing): from Latin lenient- ‘soothing’, from the verb lenire, from lenis ‘mild, gentle’.