condone
美音:
[kən´dəun
]英音:
[kən´dəun
]vt.宽恕,赦免
难易程度:
condone为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:condoner 动词过去式:condoned 过去分词:condoned 现在分词:condoning 第三人称单数:condones
词根
don=to give(给予) 变化型 dot,dow
近义词, 同义词
condone
/kən'dəʊn; kən`don/
v [Tn, Tg, Tsg] treat or regard (an offence) as if it were not serious or wrong; overlook; forgive 容忍(过失); 宽恕; 原谅
*condone violence, adultery, fraud, etc 宽恕暴行、奸情、欺诈行为等
* Not punishing them amounts to condoning their crime. 不惩罚他们就等于纵容他们的罪行.
condone
v [T]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Latin;Origin: condonare 'to forgive', from com- ( COM-) + donare ( DONATION)]
to accept or forgive behaviour that most people think is morally wrong
I cannot condone the use of violence under any circumstances.