英语词汇“pardon”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

interjection | noun | verb

pardonpardon2 ●●○ noun

ETYMOLOGYpardon²

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French pardoner, from Late Latin perdonare to give freely

COLLOCATIONS► grant/give somebody a pardon

The governor was persuaded to give him a pardon.

► ask/beg somebody’s pardon (for)

Walter begged her pardon for all the pain he had caused her.

1[countable] law an official order allowing someone to be free without being punished, although a court has decided that he or she is guilty of a crime: grant/give somebody a pardon The governor was persuaded to give him a pardon.2[uncountable] old-fashioned the act of forgiving someone: ask/beg somebody’s pardon (for) Walter begged her pardon for all the pain he had caused her. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French pardoner, from Late Latin perdonare to give freely] → see also I beg your pardon at beg (4)

interjection | noun | verb

pardonpardon3 ●●○ S2 verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

pardon

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	pardon
	he, she, it	pardons
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	pardoned
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have pardoned
	he, she, it	has pardoned
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had pardoned
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will pardon
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have pardoned

Continuous Form
Present	I	am pardoning
	he, she, it	is pardoning
	you, we, they	are pardoning
Past	I, he, she, it	was pardoning
	you, we, they	were pardoning
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been pardoning
	he, she, it	has been pardoning
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been pardoning
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be pardoning
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been pardoning

1law to officially allow someone to be free without being punished, although a court has decided that he or she is guilty of a crime: The president pardoned dozens of political prisoners.2[not in progressive] to forgive someone for doing something wrong: pardon somebody for something He could never pardon her for saying those things.SPOKEN PHRASES3pardon me a)used when you did not hear what someone said and you ask him or her politely to repeat it SYN excuse me: Pardon me. What did you say? b)used to politely say you are sorry when you do something rude, for example interrupt someone or make a rude sound SYN excuse me: Oh, pardon me. Did I interrupt? c)used before you politely correct someone or say that you disagree SYN excuse me: Pardon me, but that’s not exactly what happened. d)used to politely get someone’s attention in order to ask a question SYN excuse me: Pardon me, can you tell me how to get to the library? e)used politely when you want to move past someone in a small space SYN excuse me: Pardon me, I just need to reach that shelf. → see also pardon34pardon me for interrupting/asking/saying used to politely ask if you can interrupt someone, ask something, etc.: Pardon me for asking, but where did you buy your shoes? → see Word Choice at excuse15if you’ll pardon the expression used when you are saying sorry for using a slightly impolite phrase6pardon my French humorous used to say sorry after you have said an impolite word7pardon my ignorance/rudeness etc. used when you think that you may seem not to know enough, not to be polite enough, etc.: Pardon my ignorance, but what does OPEC stand for?8pardon me for living/breathing used when you are annoyed because you think someone has answered you angrily for no good reason