Lenient
“Lenient” 是一个形容词，用来描述一个人的态度或惩罚比预期的要温和、宽大或不严厉。它常用于形容父母、老师、法官或规则的执行者。
- “The judge was lenient and gave the first-time offender a warning instead of a fine.” (法官很宽大，给初犯者一个警告而不是罚款。)
- “My parents were quite lenient about my grades as long as I tried my best.” (只要我尽力了，我父母对我的成绩还是很宽容的。)
- “Some people think the new laws are too lenient on white-collar crime.” (有些人认为新法律对白领犯罪太宽大了。)
源自拉丁语 “lenis”，意为“温和的、柔软的、轻松的”。
- 词根: leni- (温和)
- 后缀: -ent (形容词后缀)
在司法和管理语境中，“leniency” (名词) 常常是辩方追求的目标。它反映了一种“法律不外乎人情”的思想，但也常引发关于社会公平和威慑力的辩论。
- 名词: lenience / leniency (宽大，仁慈)
- 副词: leniently (宽大地)
联想 “Lenovo” (联想集团)？不，联想 “Lean” (倾斜)。想象规则执行者向你“倾斜”一点，不再那么死板。或者联想 “Linen” (亚麻布)，它是柔软、温和的，就像 “lenient” 的态度。
“Despite breaking the expensive vase, Tim’s mother was lenient. She knew he felt terrible about it, so instead of scolding him, she simply asked him to help her clean up the mess.” (尽管打碎了昂贵的花瓶，蒂姆的母亲还是很宽容。她知道他对此感到很难过，所以她没有责骂他，只是让他帮她清理碎片。)