forgiveness

英 [fəˈɡɪvnəs]

美 [fərˈɡɪvnəs]

n.  原谅; 宽恕; 宽宏大量

复数：forgivenesses　

BNC.9941 / COCA.6980

牛津词典

noun

• 原谅；宽恕；宽宏大量
  the act of forgiving sb; willingness to forgive sb
  1. to pray for God's forgiveness
     祈求上帝宽恕
  2. the forgiveness of sins
     对罪的宽恕
  3. He begged forgiveness for what he had done.
     他乞求饶恕他的所作所为。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 原谅;宽恕
  If you ask forforgiveness, you ask to be forgiven for something wrong that you have done.
  1. I offered up a short prayer for forgiveness.
     我做了个简短的祷告，祈求宽恕。
  2. ...a spirit of forgiveness and national reconciliation.
     宽容与民族和解的精神

英英释义

noun

• the act of excusing a mistake or offense
  Synonym:pardon
• compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive

双语例句

• His appeal for forgiveness went unanswered.
  他恳请原谅，但没有得到答复。
• I plead for your understanding and forgiveness.
  敬请谅察。
• I knew immediately how this would go down with my chief, whose limited capacity for forgiveness surely did not include being upstaged.
  我马上就猜到我的上司怎样看待这件事了。他气量有限，肯定不能容忍别人抢出风头。
• How does love and forgiveness work together?
  爱和原谅是怎样一起工作的呢？
• The thief sought forgiveness for his guilty acts.
  那小偷乞求宽恕他的罪行。
• It was an incredible display of motherly love and forgiveness.
  那是慈母般关爱与宽容的了不起的表现。
• I offered up a short prayer for forgiveness.
  我做了个简短的祷告，祈求宽恕。
• I know you hate me and I don't ask for any forgiveness from you.
  我知道你讨厌我，我从你不求任何宽恕。
• But I knew I had witnessed the power of forgiveness.
  但我知道，我目击了宽容的力量。
• They led me in a simple prayer, and I asked forgiveness for my sins.
  他们带我做了一个简单的祷告，我请求宽恕我的罪。