| 单词 | venial |
| 释义 | venial adjective formaluk/ˈviː.ni.əl/us/ˈviː.ni.əl/If awrongactionis venial, it is notseriousandthereforeeasytoforgive: （错误行为）轻微的，可以原谅的a venialsin/error可恕的小罪／小错误 Synonym forgivable Note:
Religious concepts: sin
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Of little or less importance Examplesofvenialvenial Similarly, simplevenialmistakes or lapses in professionalism may be distinguished from those egregiously unprofessional behaviors that warrant serious remediation or dismissal. From theCambridge English Corpus By contrast to thesevenialexcesses, the number of striking omissions is small. From theCambridge English Corpus The edition is not without its share ofvenialeditorial slips. From theCambridge English Corpus His only offence and a 'veryvenial' one, was infringing territorial waters, for which he would suffer by confiscation if caught. From theCambridge English Corpus Nor does his capacity indicate anything more thanvenialthoughtlessness. From theCambridge English Corpus On the other hand, it might be that the first refusal was very trivial andvenialand might be met by a penalty of £2 or £3. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The most serious crimes are punished by hard labour, and the morevenialcrimes by imprisonment in the second division. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In all the circumstances, in all the baffling and perplexing uncertainties of these years, this may seem to historians avenialfault. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think this is hardly even avenialcrime since they are not asking for public money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I refer to cases when the courts refused to convict when the penalty for somevenialoffence of stealing was capital. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As a matter of fact this particular offence was a veryvenialone and will be amply compensated for by damages in a civil case. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To use the language of theology, proof merely ofvenialsin will not suffice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If it is not presumptuous to say so, it was avenialoffence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is, rather, a purgatory where the nations may be cleansed of theirvenialsins of nationalism by learning the disciplines of co-operation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the eyes of some of my colleagues, incompetence passes for avenialsin. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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