lenient

lenient

lenient是源自拉丁語“lenis”(意為溫和)的英語單詞,17世紀進入英語體系,兼具形容詞與名詞詞性。作形容詞時核心含義為“寬大的;仁慈的”,用於描述權威者在規則執行或處罰判定中的寬容態度;作名詞時音譯自法語姓氏。

該詞形容詞用法常見於法律判決、政策制定及親職教育等語境,派生副詞為leniently,固定短語包括寬大處理(lenient treatment)、寬鬆政策(lenient policy)等。其語義範疇隨社會發展逐步擴展:早期多用於個體行為評判(如司法量刑),20世紀後延伸至巨觀經濟調控(如量化寬鬆政策),當代語料顯示其在企業監管、金融規則等專業領域的使用頻率顯著提升。

語義演化上,lenient自拉丁語進入英語後保持核心含義穩定,但搭配範圍持續拓寬。早期側重個體層面的寬容評判,現代則更多指向系統性的規範彈性化表達,如技術標準容錯或商業條款調整等,反映出社會對柔性治理的語言需求。

基本介紹

  • 外文名:lenient
  • 詞性:形容詞、名詞
  • 英式發音:[ˈliːniənt]
  • 美式發音:[ˈliːniənt]
單詞用法,短語搭配,雙語例句,

單詞用法

柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典
lenient /ˈliːnɪənt, ˈliːnjənt/ CET6+ TEM8
1.ADJ When someone in authority is lenient, they are not as strict or severe as expected. 寬大的
2. leniently ADV 寬大地 [ADV after v]

短語搭配

Be lenient 從輕發落 ; 手下留情 ; 從寬
not lenient 嚴格的
Quantitative lenient 量化寬鬆
lenient magnanimous 大度
more lenient 較為寬鬆
lenient treatment[法] 寬大處理 ; 翻譯
lenient distribution 容錯分發
lenient parents 寬鬆的規章制度 ; 仁慈的父母
lenient a 寬大的

雙語例句

The judge was far too lenient with him.
法官對他太寬容了。
《牛津詞典》
There is little evidence that harsher punishments deter any better than more lenient ones.
甚少證據顯示嚴懲比寬大更能遏止犯罪。
《牛津詞典》
The judge was lenient with the wrongdoer.
法官對這個犯人很寬大。
《新英漢大辭典》
Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American macho image and judges were lenient in most courts.
酗酒曾經是美國男子漢形象中可以接受的一部分,而且大多數法庭的法官都很寬容。
The study found that, among prosecuted firms, those with the most comprehensive CSR programmes tended to get more lenient penalties.
研究發現,在被起訴的公司中,那些擁有最全面的企業社會責任計畫的公司往往會得到更寬鬆的處罰。
In your case, we are prepared to be lenient.
根據你的情況,我們可以從寬處理。
《牛津詞典》
He believes the government already is lenient with drug traffickers.
他認為政府對販毒分子已經很寬大了。
《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
You should be lenient with them.
你應從寬對待他們。
《新英漢大辭典》
But he is sometimes too lenient.
但有時候,他過於仁慈。
But the rules may now be too lenient.
不過,現在的規定有可能過於寬鬆了。
During development, be more lenient.
在開發期間,則應該採取較寬鬆的尺度。
Do they tend to be overly harsh, lenient or fair?
他們傾向於過分嚴厲、寬大還是公平?
The existing Basel 2 rules proved to be too lenient.
現有的巴塞爾準則二已被證明過於寬鬆。
Anderson hopes will be more lenient toward unmanned aircraft.
安德森希望這個規定對於無人機更寬鬆。
Most of his professors were lenient and helped him along.
他的教授大都對他寬宏大量,始終助他一臂之力。
If they were too lenient, their insurance premiums would rise.
若他們太寬容,保險費又會升高。
You should keep a lenient heart and do well with all the relationship.
要保持寬容的心態,才能處理好一切關係。
He, too, received a sentence more lenient than the guidelines suggested.
他也收到了超過量刑指南規定的寬大判決。
The punishment for his immediate family might be only slightly more lenient.
對他家庭的處罰可能會稍微輕點。
IMF has been remarkably lenient in the conditions it has attached to the loan.
I對於貸款的附加條件,IMF可謂特別的寬大了。
Depending on the business need, the ECM system could be designed to be lenient or strict.
根據業務需求,可以為ecm系統設計嚴格或寬鬆的安全性。
Chile's sentencing laws are fairly lenient-most first-time offenders do not receive a prison term.
智利的刑法是非常寬鬆的——大多數初犯者都不必受牢獄之苦。
The U.S. tests were also criticized for lenient standards, but they are now seen as a turning point.
美國銀行壓力測試也曾受到測試標準不嚴格的職責,但是現在看來這是一個轉折點。
Most of the others appealed against their life prison sentences with death, hoping for more lenient ones.
其他大部分罪犯都進行了抗訴,反對法院對他們終生監禁的判決,並希望受到更寬大的處理。
If some bonds offer stronger creditor protection against default, should they receive more lenient treatment?
如果有些公債能夠針對違約為債權人提供更堅實的保護,他們是否應該受到比較仁慈的對待?
Browsers are notoriously lenient when it comes to accepting HTML that contains flaws such as missing end tags.
瀏覽器在遇到存在錯誤的HTML如缺少結束標記時通常表現得很寬鬆。
The fund bailed out Ukraine to the tune of $16.4 billion, and was relatively lenient over its conditions.
這筆資金給烏克蘭提供了總計達164億美元的援助。
It is secure in only the most lenient definition of the word: it keeps plaintext credentials from going out over the wire.
可以使用最樸實的語言來描述它的安全性:它可以防止純文本憑證通過線路傳遞出去。

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