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单词 lenient
释义 lenient
 —leniently,  adv.  
 /lee"nee euhnt, leen"yeuhnt/,  adj.  
  1. agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent: He tended to be lenient toward the children. More lenient laws encouraged greater freedom of expression.
  2.  Archaic.   softening, soothing, or alleviative.
 [1645-55; < L lenient- (s. of leniens), prp. of lenire to soften, alleviate, soothe. See LENIS, -ENT]
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