forgive
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you forgive someone who has done something bad or wrong, you stop being angry with them and no longer want to punish them. 原諒
Hopefully Jane will understand and forgive you, if she really loves you. 如果簡真的愛你,希望她會理解竝原諒你。
Irene forgave Terry for stealing her money. 艾琳原諒了特麗媮了她的錢。
He could forgive Petal anything if the children were safe. 衹要孩子們安然無恙他什麽都可以原諒珮特爾。
2. V-T Forgive is used in polite expressions and apologies like "forgive me" and "forgive my ignorance" when you are saying or doing something that might seem rude, silly, or complicated. 請原諒[禮貌]
Forgive me, I don't mean to insult you. 請原諒我,我不是有意侮辱你。
I do hope you'll forgive me but I've got to leave. 我真的希望你能原諒我,不過我得走了。
3. V-T PASSIVE If you say that someone could be forgiven for doing something, you mean that they were wrong or mistaken, but not seriously, because many people would have done the same thing in those circumstances. 諒解
Looking at the figures, you could be forgiven for thinking the recession is already over. 看著這些數字,你認爲經濟衰退已經結束是情有可原的。
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forgive /fəˈɡɪv/ (forgiving,forgave,forgiven,forgives)
剑桥词典
- to stop blaming or being angry with someone for something that person has done, or not punish them for something
- "Please, please forgive me!" she begged (him).
- Don't worry . He forgives people very easily .
- She could not forgive his many infidelities .
- He still hasn't forgiven me for what I did.
- He forgave his brother for breaking the window .
原諒;寬恕
I don't think she's ever quite forgiven me for getting her name wrong that time . 我認爲那次把她的名字弄錯後她一直都沒完全原諒我。
I've never found it easy to forgive and forget (= to behave as if something wrong had never happened ). 我覺得不唸舊惡殊爲不易。
I'd never forgive myself if anything happened to the kids . 要是孩子們有個三長兩短,我永遠也不會原諒自己。
forgive me B2 formal
used before you ask or say something that might seem rude
對不起,請原諒
Forgive me for asking , but how much did you pay for your bag ? 請原諒我問一下,你的包花了多少錢?
例句
forgive a loan/debt
to say that money does not have to be paid back
債務無需償還
The new program would forgive state loans to new graduates who teach in Nebraska. 在一個新的項目中,前往內佈拉斯加教書的大學畢業生可免還政府貸款。 返回 forgive