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单词 lenient
释义

lenient /lēˈnyənt or -ni-ənt/

adjective
  1. Mild
  2. Tolerant
  3. Merciful
  4. Softening (archaic)
  5. Soothing (archaic)
noun (medicine; archaic)
  1. Something which softens
  2. An emollient
ORIGIN: L lēniēns, -entis, prp of lēnīre to soften, from lēnis soft

lēˈnience or lēˈniency noun

lēˈniently adverb

lenify /lenˈ or lēnˈ/ transitive verb (archaic)

To mitigate or assuage

lenitive /lenˈ/ adjective

  1. Soothing
  2. Mitigating
  3. Laxative
noun
  1. Any palliative
  2. An application for easing pain (medicine)
  3. A mild purgative (archaic)

lenity /lenˈ/ noun

  1. Mildness
  2. Clemency

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