| 单词 | leniency |
| 释义 | leniency (once / 5979 pages) n Leniency is a noun that refers to the lessening of a punishment or chore. Your father's leniency, for example, resulted in you not having to paint the entire house like your mother wanted. Instead you just had to paint the garage. Leniency also refers to a person's sense of mercy or tolerance. A governor's leniency could be demonstrated when he pardons the prisoners on death row. Leniency comes from the adjective lenient, which describes someone who is tolerant or permissive. There are times when too much leniency can backfire, however. If your teacher shows leniency to the loud students who won't sit still and refuses to punish them, the rest of your class won't learn much. WORD FAMILYleniency: leniencies+/lenient: lenience, leniency, leniently USAGE EXAMPLESWood County Prosecutor Paul Dobson says one received leniency after cooperating with the investigation. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) These are false and forced frameworks, providing illusory freedom, as time provides illusory leniency when we, in anguish, let it pass monotonously. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) A federal magistrate judge ruled in August that detectives falsely promised leniency in exchange for his confession and ordered Dassey released. Washington Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1n a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone Syn|Hypo|Hyper indulgence, lenience softness a disposition to be lenient in judging others permissiveness, tolerance a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior 2n mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant Syn|Hyper lenience, lenity, mildness mercifulness, mercy a disposition to be kind and forgiving 3n lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers Syn|Hypo|Hyper lenience clemency, mercifulness, mercy leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice commutation, re-sentencing(law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law amnesty, free pardon, pardonthe formal act of liberating someone quarterclemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent reprieve, respitethe act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment tolerance the act of tolerating something |
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