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condonation

/kon-doh-ney-shuhn/US // ˌkɒn doʊˈneɪ ʃən //

宽恕,纵容,宽容,宽宥

Related Words

release释放,发布,发行,发布会amnesty赦免,大赦,特赦,大赦天下forgiveness宽恕,赦免,饶恕,恕我直言absolution赦免权,赦免,赦免令,赦免书condonance宽恕,宽容,慰问,吊唁

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of condoning; the overlooking or implied forgiving of an offense.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounpardon
Synonyms
absolution赦免权,赦免,赦免令,赦免书amnesty赦免,大赦,特赦,大赦天下forgiveness宽恕,赦免,饶恕,恕我直言release释放,发布,发行,发布会condonance宽恕,宽容,慰问,吊唁

Examples

  • But scandals, and the contempt for rigid standards their condonation displayed, weren't more than the sharp edge of the trouble.

  • A stern old lady told her once that such condonation of offenses was unprincipled and immoral.

  • Swift praised it for its morality, and the Archbishop of Canterbury scored it for its condonation of vice.

  • It is not because I have pushed the case unduly against James; for that, I am sure of condonation.

  • Every instance of failure, attended with whatever excuse or condonation, leaves upon us its mark of self-reproach.

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