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单词 lenient
释义
lenient
adjective
uk
/ˈliː.ni.ənt/us
/ˈliː.ni.ənt/
C2
not assevereorstronginpunishmentorjudgmentas would beexpected:
（处罚或判决）宽容的，宽大的，从轻的
Theybelievethatjudgesare too lenientwithterroristsuspects.他们认为法官对恐怖嫌疑分子过于宽容。
Inviewof thequantityofdrugsinvolved, 16yearswas the most lenientsentence(=punishment)thejudgecouldimpose.就涉及的毒品数量而言，16年徒刑已是法官所能作出的最轻判决了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lenient & merciful
  • charitable
  • charitably
  • charity
  • clemency
  • ease
  • ease up/off
  • easy
  • go easyidiom
  • have a heart!idiom
  • heart
  • leniency
  • magnanimous
  • magnanimously
  • merciful
  • mercy
  • quarter
  • squishy

Related words

leniency
leniently
(Definition oflenientfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

lenient| American Dictionary

lenient
adjective
us
/ˈlin·jənt/
not assevereorstronginpunishmentorjudgmentas would beexpected:
Somefeltthat fiveyearsinprisonwas lenient,consideringthesufferinghe hadcaused.

leniency

noun[U]us
/ˈlin·jən·si/
Thedefenselawyeraskedfor leniency for heryoungclient.

leniently

adverbus
/ˈlin·jənt·li/
He saidseniorofficialscaughtinethicallapsesweretreatedmore leniently thanjunioremployees.
(Definition oflenientfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflenient

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That in itself was sufficient to trigger a morelenientadministration of the revenue.
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Many of those faced with the practical realities of enforcing proclamations or other regulations of this nature were much morelenient.
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This gave way to a morelenientapproach that predominated in the 1930s and 1940s.
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It is conceivable that the accused might lie from malice or in the hope of morelenienttreatment as informers.
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Finally, it may be appropriate to belenientregarding the two-week-or-more time criteria because the need to treat quickly in this population is often imperative.
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The staffing supervisors appear to be morelenientwith the candidates with whom comembership is established.
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A morelenientparadigm offers the programmer better possibilities for clarity and conciseness.
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We now describe these and how they are augmented forlenientanalysis.
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If a firm bargains forlenientregulation, the individual behavior might affect the overall provincial regulatory stringency.
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This somewhat dichotomous perspective supports a suspicious antagonism toward the actions of outsider and strangers, but begets alenienttolerance towards the behaviour of insiders.
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His relativelylenientsentence - twenty years in prison - was due in no small measure to the favourable impression he made on the judges.
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To a farmer, thelenientdefinition of elimination will be of little meaning when new cases of mastitis may continue to occur.
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Again, thelenientcomposition operator must be used.
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Lenientcomposition with binary constraints is a special case of the more general notion of generalized lenient composition (provided optimality is global).
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In all, 10% of data were removed from the pure list, 16% from the strict mixed list, and 20 % from thelenientmixed list.
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