leniency

英 [ˈliːniənsi]

美 [ˈliːniənsi]

n.  仁慈; 宽大

GRE法律

BNC.20629 / COCA.20692

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 仁慈；宽大
  Leniencyis a lenient attitude or lenient behaviour.
  1. The judge rejected pleas for leniency and sentenced him to six months in prison...
     法官驳回了宽大处理的请求，判处他6个月的监禁。
  2. He said he would show no leniency towards those who stirred up trouble between Muslims and Christians.
     他说自己绝不轻饶那些在穆斯林和基督徒之间挑起事端的人。

英英释义

noun

• lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers
  Synonym:lenience
• a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
  1. too much indulgence spoils a child
  Synonym:indulgencelenience
• mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant
  Synonym:leniencemildnesslenity

双语例句

• A magistrate known for her leniency with first-time offenders.
  因对初犯宽宏大量而知名的女法官。
• The victim's widow protested at the leniency of the sentence.
  受害人的遗孀抗议判决太轻。
• The law relating to murder may have no room for leniency, but judges do.
  在杀人凶手面前，法律没有宽大仁慈的一面，法官亦然。
• A magistrate known for her leniency with first-time offenders A woman judge heard the case.
  因对初犯宽宏大量而知名的女法官.一位女法官审理了这一案件。
• The new guidelines strike a balance between sentence severity and leniency.
  新条例在处罚的惩罚性和宽容性方面做了一个均衡。
• Last month a man who killed eight people in Hubei province applied for leniency, citing the country's60th anniversary.
  上个月，一名在湖北省杀死8人的男子要求获得宽大处理，理由是今年是中华人民共和国成立60周年。
• Police offer leniency to criminals in return for information.
  警方给罪犯宽大处理以换取情报。
• As a basic guideline of criminal law, the criminal policy of combining punishment with leniency has been demonstrated in the criminal legislative and judicial practice for a long time in China.
  作为一种基本的刑事法律指导方针，宽严相济刑事政策在我国的刑事立法、司法实践活动中早有体现；
• The judge promised leniency if the offender confessed.
  如果罪犯认罪，法官答应从宽发落。
• The horrific nature of the crime did not dispose the jury to leniency.
  罪行的可怕性质不会使陪审团心慈手软。