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IELTS BNC: 15286 COCA: 16056

lenient

Word family 
le·ni·ent /ˈliːniənt/ adjectiveadj  
STRICTnot strict in the way you punish someone or in the standard you expect 宽大的，仁慈的
 the lenient sentences handed down by some judges
一些法官作出的宽大判决
 School examiners say that marking has become more lenient in recent years.
学校的阅卷人称近年来评分标准放宽了。
—leniently adverbadv
—leniency, lenience noun [uncountableU]
 the trend towards greater leniency for most offenders
对大多数违法者宽大处理的倾向
Examples from the Corpus
lenient• The prosecution lawyer challenged the sentence as being unduly lenient.• In the mid 1970s Soviet emigration policies became more lenient.• Many argue that such an appeal by the Crown against too lenient a sentence is simply not cricket.• After a hundred miles he grew lenient and took out bread-and-butter sandwiches from the back of the car.• The younger teachers generally had a more lenient attitude towards their students.• He was given a comparatively lenient fine.• He will press for stricter, not more lenient, pollution controls.• That is a nearly four-fold increase over the number who lost out under the old, more lenient rules.• a very lenient sentence• Some police officers have criticized judges for being too lenient with car thieves and burglars.• With regard to crimes that are known about, the police and courts may be more lenient with female offenders.• His parents are too lenient with him.• People say she was lenient with me.
Origin lenient
(1600-1700) Latin present participle of lenire “to soften”
le·ni·ent adjectiveadj
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IELTS BNC: 15286 COCA: 16056
lenient

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be仁慈➤become變得仁慈ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常仁慈▸➤unduly (BrE) 過於寬大◇The appeal judge agreed that the original sentence was unduly lenient.上訴法官承認原判過輕。PREPOSITION➤with對⋯寬大◇The police are sometimes more lenient with female offenders.警方有時候對女性違法者比較寬大。
IELTS BNC: 15286 COCA: 16056
lenient

adjective

lenient ♦︎ soft ♦︎ forgiving ♦︎ mercifulThese words all describe a person who is not strict or who forgives sb, especially when they have done sth wrong. 这些词均表示仁慈的、宽容的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆lenient / soft with sb◆lenient / merciful to sb◆a lenient / soft sentence / approach◆lenient / soft treatment◆a lenient / forgiving mood◆too lenient / soft■ lenient ˈliːniənt not as strict as expected when punishing sb or when making sure that rules are obeyed （惩罚或执法时）宽大的，宽容的，仁慈的◆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。◆The judge agreed that the sentence was unduly lenient.法官认为这个判决过于宽松。OPP strict , harsh ⇨ strict ■ soft (rather informal, usually disapproving) not strict or severe; not strict or severe enough, especially in dealing with bad behaviour or crime 不够严厉的；（尤指对不良行为或犯罪）心慈手软的◆The government is not becoming soft on crime.政府对犯罪行为将不会手软。◆If you're too soft with these kids they'll never respect you.如果你太迁就这些孩子，他们就永远不会尊敬你。OPP tough ⇨ strict ■ forgiving (usually approving) willing to forgive 宽宏大量的；宽容的◆The public was more forgiving of the president's difficulties than the press.公众比新闻界更能体谅总统的难处。◆She had not inherited her mother's forgiving nature.她没有承袭母亲的宽厚天性。OPP unforgiving ⇨ stern   see also forgive ⇨ forgive , forgiveness ⇨ mercy ■ merciful ˈmɜːsɪfl; NAmE ˈmɜːrsɪfl (rather formal, especially written) willing to forgive people and show them kindness 宽大的；仁慈的；慈悲的◆They believe in a merciful God.他们信仰一个仁慈的上帝。◆They asked her to be merciful to the prisoners.他们请求她对这些犯人慈悲为怀。 OPP merciless ⇨ ruthless   see also mercy ⇨ mercy
IELTS BNC: 15286 COCA: 16056
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