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Amnesty Past 10823.Amnesty 英 æmnɪstɪ]美 æmnəsti 释义 N

正面 10823.amnesty
英 ['æmnɪstɪ]美 ['æmnəsti]

背面
释义:
n. 大赦,特赦vt. 对…实行大赦
例句:
1. Amnesty says there are fundamental flaws in their military justice system.国际特赦组织称他们的军事司法体系存在着根本性的缺陷。

1. a- "not" + mnest- + -y.2. => forgetfulness (of wrong), pardon of past offenses.3. 历史上第一个实行大赦的人据说是一位古希腊将军,他说他愿意宽恕、赦免他的敌人,从此不念旧恶、忘却过去,因此该词的含义是由“忘却”引申而来。
amnesty 大赦前缀a-, 无,没有。Zero-grade词根mn, 记忆,同mind. 此处用以指法律术语。
amnesty (n.)"pardon of past offenses," 1570s, from French amnestie "intentional overlooking," from Latin amnestia, from Greek amnestia "forgetfulness (of wrong); an amnesty," from a-, privative prefix, "not" (see a- (3)), + mnestis "remembrance," related to mnaomai "I remember" (see mind (n.)). As a verb, from 1809. Amnesty International founded 1961 as Appeal for Amnesty. The name was changed 1963."

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