amnesty

英 [ˈæmnəsti]

美 [ˈæmnəsti]

n.  (对政治犯的)赦免，大赦; 赦免期(此期间交代罪行或交出武器可获赦免)
vt.  对…实行大赦; 赦免

复数：amnesties　过去分词：amnestied　现在分词：amnestying　过去式：amnestied　第三人称单数：amnesties　

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Collins.2 / BNC.5511 / COCA.10562

牛津词典

noun

• （对政治犯的）赦免，大赦
  an official statement that allows people who have been put in prison for crimes against the state to go free
  1. The president granted a general amnesty for all political prisoners.
     总统大赦了所有的政治犯。
• 赦免期（此期间交代罪行或交出武器可获赦免）
  a period of time during which people can admit to a crime or give up weapons without being punished
  1. 2 000 knives have been handed in during the month-long amnesty.
     在一个月的赦免期中交出了2 000把刀。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 赦免；大赦
  Anamnestyis an official pardon granted to a group of prisoners by the state.
  1. Activists who were involved in crimes of violence will not automatically be granted amnesty.
     参与暴力犯罪的激进分子将不会自动得到赦免。
• N-COUNT 赦免期限（此期间交代罪行或交出武器可获赦免）
  Anamnestyis a period of time during which people can admit to a crime or give up weapons without being punished.
  1. The government has announced an immediate amnesty for rebel fighters.
     政府已对叛乱士兵宣布了即刻生效的赦免期限。

英英释义

noun

• the formal act of liberating someone
  Synonym:pardonfree pardon
• a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
  Synonym:pardon
• a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment

verb

• grant a pardon to (a group of people)

双语例句

• When Emperor Wen first came to the throne, a general amnesty was proclaimed to the empire.
  文帝初立，大赦天下。
• The previous major amnesty of illegal entrants in the1980's was not forgotten in the immigrant communities.
  前曾在二十世纪八十年代对非法徙入者的大赦并未在移民群体中被遗忘。
• Do not use Amnesty cards or mention Amnesty International.
  不要用国际特赦组织的卡片，也不要提到国际特赦组织。
• The government declared an amnesty for all political prisoners.
  政府宣布特赦所有政治犯。
• The government refused to declare an amnesty for people who had not paid the disputed tax.
  政府拒绝对未交纳那项有异议的税款的人宣布赦免。
• Today you went hard left with an amnesty program for illegal aliens.
  今天你又对非法移民发出了特赦法案。
• He also called for an end to conflict and a general amnesty.
  他还呼吁结束冲突，和一般的大赦。
• The government granted an amnesty to all political prisoner.
  所有政治犯被给予大赦。
• The government has announced an immediate amnesty for rebel fighters.
  政府已对叛乱士兵宣布了即刻生效的赦免期限。
• A previous amnesty that pardoned only those who ratted on their comrades failed.
  早先的特赦仅局限于出卖了同志的人。