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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