leniency

leniency是英語名詞，音標為英[ˈliːniənsi]/美[ˈliːniənsi]，意為“仁慈、寬大”，複數形式為leniencies。該詞源於拉丁語“lenis”（溫和的），經法語演變後進入英語，核心語義圍繞寬容與降低懲罰嚴厲性展開。

該詞廣泛套用於法律及心理學領域：在法律中常指減輕處罰的政策（如“寬嚴相濟”制度），心理學則涉及“寬大效應”等評價傾向。其衍生術語包括“寬大處理”（treat with leniency）及“寬恕政策”（Leniency Policy），多用於描述對過失的寬容態度。語法上，其名詞屬性及-ency後綴構詞規則具有典型性。

20世紀後，隨著法學與心理學研究細化，leniency的衍生術語逐漸固定化。其語義網路涵蓋司法裁決、歷史文獻及日常交際場景，常通過“懇求寬大”與“毫不留情”的對立表達強化語義邊界。

基本介紹

• 外文名：leniency
• 詞性：名詞
• 英式發音：[ˈliːniənsi]
• 美式發音：[ˈliːniənsi]

單詞釋義

英 [ˈliːniənsi] 美 [ˈliːniənsi]

n. 仁慈，寬大；寬大（或溫和）的行為

[ 複數 leniencies ]

單詞用法

柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典

leniency /ˈliːnɪənsɪ, ˈliːnjən-/ TEM8

1.N-UNCOUNT Leniency is a lenient attitude or lenient behaviour. 仁慈; 寬大 [oft N 'to/toward' n]

短語搭配

leniency effect 寬大效應

treat with leniency 寬待 ; 寬仁

Leniency Policy 寬恕政策 ; 寬恕制度

leniency error 寬容效應 ; 仁慈偏見 ; 寬大偏誤

Leniency Program 寬恕政策

be treated with leniency 處理從寬

begging for leniency 懇求寬大

leniency tendency 寬大化傾向

雙語例句

• The judge rejected pleas for leniency and sentenced him to a year in prison. 法官駁回了寬大處理的請求，判處他一年的監禁。
• She appealed to the judge for leniency. 她向法官請求寬大處理。
• The victim's widow protested at the leniency of the sentence. 受害人的遺孀抗議判決太輕。
• Leniency is a sign of weakness. 仁慈是弱者的標誌。
• The accused craved for leniency. 被告懇求寬大處理。
• She begged for leniency for her son. 她請求給兒子寬大處理。
• The judge showed leniency to the prisoner. 法官對該囚犯給予寬大處理。
• Let's hope the judge shows leniency towards her. 希望法官能對她寬大處理吧。
• The judge promised leniency if the offender confessed. 如果罪犯認罪，法官答應從寬發落。
• Well, thanks very much for your tolerance and leniency. 在這一年裡謝謝你對我的寬容和忍讓。
• The law relating to murder may have no room for leniency, but judges do. 在殺人兇手面前，法律沒有寬大仁慈的一面，法官亦然。
• Those arrested for minor wrongdoing are treated with exceptional leniency. 那些由於輕微違法行為而入獄的人通常會得到特殊的寬大處理。
• Both of his brothers wrote letters to the judge seeking leniency, as did his mother. 和他們的母親一樣，他的兩個哥哥都寫信給法官請求寬大處理。
• We treat people who've broken the rules with more leniency if they smile afterwards. 如果一個違規的人在事後微笑，我們對其更加寬容。
• Because, when other people is leniency with you, this is also leniency with himself. 因為，當您對別人“寬大”之時，即是對您自己寬大。
• Defense lawyers said the judge showed leniency because of al-Zeidis age and clean record. 辯護律師稱，考慮到扎伊迪的年齡且沒有前科，法官已經寬大處理。
• Leniency should grasp the "fault", and while the corresponding obligations shall inform fault. 應從寬把握“過錯”，未盡相應告知義務即為過錯。
• How much has it played into the wife of the man that he killed is saying, is asking for leniency? 那名被殺男子的妻子所說的，要求寬大處理將起到什麼樣的作用呢？
• Huge problems still lie ahead for the court, whose "leniency" towards America may disappoint some members. 對於國際刑事法院而言，未來還有很長的路要走，它對於美國的“寬厚仁慈”或許讓一些成員國大失所望。
• They don't understand that the compassion I show outside of the workplace is completely unrelated to my leniency at work. 他們不明白的是，我在工作場所以外所表現出來的仁慈，和我在工作中的寬容是完全不相干的。
• Other countries, including Canada and the Netherlands, have acted similarly. America says such leniency sends “the wrong signal”. 包括加拿大和荷蘭在內的其他國家也有過類似的處理方式，美國認為這種寬大的做法發出了“錯誤的信號”。
• She dared to hope that an abject apology for breaking training, combined with Coach's pity and leniency, would put the matter to rest. 她本來大著膽子希望可以草草向教練道歉，抱歉打斷了訓練，然後帶著教練的同情和好意，就了結這件事。
• It contains ideological elasticity as well as leniency, and displays ancient Greeks naivety, and lively and healthy spiritual nature. 它具有包容性，又富于思想張力，呈現出古希臘人天真自然、活潑健康的精神氣質。