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
- And if I'm the one asking for clemency for your brother.
我向他请求特赦你哥哥。 - England is not known for the clemency of its climate.
英格兰并不以气候温和出名。 - He'll resign without a fight in exchange for clemency.
他可能会主动辞职来换取赦免。 - He was indistinctly conscious that the pardon of this priest was the greatest assault and the most formidable attack which had moved him yet, that his obduracy was finally settled if he resisted this clemency;
他仿佛觉得，神甫的原有是使他回心转意的一种最大的迫击和最凶猛的攻势，如果他对那次恩德还要抵抗，那他就会死硬到底，永不回头； - 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。 - 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。 - Their advocacy had enough political impact to pressure Libya to exercise clemency.
他们的宣传有足够的政治影响力，迫使利比亚实施了减刑。 - He was at fault, and he cast himself on her clemency.
他有错误，指望她宽厚地对待他。 - About this man I fear to tell the truth in writing to Your Clemency, lest I may seem to the malicious to be a flatterer;
关于这个人，我害怕在写到你的仁慈时说真话，以免我似乎是在恶意地谄媚； - 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。