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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary par·don
\\ˈpär-dən\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French pardun, pardoun, from parduner DATE 14th century 1. indulgence 12. the excusing of an offense without exacting a penalty 3. a. a release from the legal penalties of an offense b. an official warrant of remission of penalty 4. excuse or forgiveness for a fault, offense, or discourtesy I beg your pardon
transitive verb (par·doned ; par·don·ing \\ˈpärd-niŋ, ˈpär-dən-iŋ\\) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French parduner, from Late Latin perdonare to grant freely, from Latin per- thoroughly + donare to give — more at parboil , donation DATE 15th century 1. a. to absolve from the consequences of a fault or crime b. to allow (an offense) to pass without punishment : forgive c. to relieve of a penalty improperly assessed 2. tolerate Synonyms: see excuse English Etymology pardon pardon (n.) late 13c., "papal indulgence," from O.Fr . pardonner"to grant, forgive," from V.L. *perdonare "to give wholeheartedly, to remit," from L. per- "through, thoroughly" + donare "give, present" (see donation). Meaning "passing over an offense without punishment is from c.1300; strictly legal sense is from early 14c., in Anglo-Fr. Weaker sense of "excuse for a minor fault" is attested from 1540s. The verb is first recorded early 15c." 'I grant you pardon,' said Louis XV to Charolais, who, to divert himself, had just killed a man; 'but I also pardon whoever will kill you.' " [de Sade]Pardon my French as exclamation of apology for obscene language is from 1895. A pardoner (mid-14c.) was a man licensed to sell papal pardons or indulgences.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 pardon par·don / 5pB:dn; NAmE 5pB:rdn / exclamation1. (also 7pardon 'me especially in NAmE) used to ask sb to repeat sth because you did not hear it or did not understand it (用于请求别人重复某事)什么,请再说一遍: 'You're very quiet today.' 'Pardon?' 'I said you're very quiet today.' "你今天话很少啊。" "什么？" "我说你今天话很少。" 2. (also 7pardon 'me) used by some people to say 'sorry' when they have accidentally made a rude noise, or said or done sth wrong 抱歉；对不起noun1. (also BrE (law 律) 7free 'pardon) [C] an official decision not to punish sb for a crime, or to say that sb is not guilty of a crime 赦免；特赦: to ask / grant / receive a pardon 请求/准予/获得赦免 a royal / presidential pardon 皇家/总统特赦 2. [U] (formal) ~ (for sth) the action of forgiving sb for sth 原谅；宽恕: He asked her pardon for having deceived her. 他欺骗了她,向她请求原谅。 SYN forgiveness
IDIOMS ⇨ more at beg verb(not usually used in the progressive tenses 通常不用于进行时) 1. [VN] to officially allow sb who has been found guilty of a crime to leave prison and / or avoid punishment 赦免；特赦: She was pardoned after serving ten years of a life sentence. 她被判终身监禁服刑十年后被赦免了。 2. ~ sb (for sth / for doing sth) to forgive sb for sth they have said or done (used in many expressions when you want to be polite) 原谅(表示礼貌时常用的词语) SYN excuse :
▪ [VN] Pardon my ignorance, but what is a 'duplex'? 请原谅我无知,duplex 是什么呢？ The place was, if you'll pardon the expression, a dump. 那个地方,请恕我直言,简直是个垃圾场。 (BrE) You could be pardoned for thinking (= it is easy to understand why people think) that education is not the government's priority. 人们认为政府没有优先考虑教育,这是不难理解的。 Pardon me for interrupting you. 对不起,打扰您了。 ▪ [VN -ing] Pardon my asking, but is that your husband? 请原谅我多问,那位是您的先生吗？ ▪ [also VNN] ▪ 7pardon 'me (informal) 1. (especially NAmE) used to ask sb to repeat sth because you did not hear it or do not understand it (用于请别人重复某事)什么,请再说一次 2. used by some people to say 'sorry' when they have accidentally made a rude noise or done sth wrong (为偶尔的冒失响声或过失表示歉意)对不起 ⇨ see also I beg your pardon at beg ▪ 7pardon me for 'doing sth used to show that you are upset or offended by the way that sb has spoken to you (对别人的说话方式表示烦恼或生气)原谅我不得不做某事: 'Oh, just shut up!' 'Well, pardon me for breathing!' "你给我闭嘴！" "唔,不能不让人呼吸吧！" ⇨ more at French n. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English pardon noun ADJ. full | partial | conditional | general | free | posthumous | presidential, royal VERB + PARDON give sb, grant sb | offer sb The government offered a free pardon to the rebels. | buy, obtain, receive | ask (for), seek | refuse PREP. ~ for She asked for pardon for her crime. OLT pardon noun ⇨ mercy (ask sb's pardon)⇨ beg sb's pardon ⇨ apologize pardon verb ⇨ exempt (pardon a criminal)⇨ forgive (pardon my ignorance) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged par·don I. \ˈpärdən, ˈpȧd-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English pardoun, from Old French pardon, from pardonner — more at pardon II1. a. : the excusing of an offense without exacting a penalty :remission of punishment b. : divine forgiveness 2. Roman Catholicism a. : indulgence b. : a festival at which an indulgence is granted 3. a. : a release by a sovereign or an officer having jurisdiction from the legal penalties or consequences of an offense or of a conviction b. : an act of grace of the pardoning authority granted before or after conviction to one person by name or a number (as a class) of persons conditionally or absolutely or in any other form within the power of the pardoning authority — compare amnesty 24. : an official warrant of remission of penalty 5. a. : excuse or forgiveness for a fault, offense, or discourtesy < begged my pardon for his clumsiness > — often used in polite apology or contradiction < I beg your pardon, but I think not > b. : excuse for failure to hear or understand < beg pardon > Synonyms: amnesty , absolution : pardon in the sense here dealt with indicates a remission of punishment or penalty, entirely effective but without indicating exoneration from guilt < a royal pardon later freed him from a death sentence — American Guide Series: Maryland > < decided that a parole wasn't enough — he wanted a full pardon— Green Peyton > amnesty indicates a general remission of punishment, penalty, retribution, or disfavor to a whole group or class; it may imply a promise to forget < a proclamation of universal amnesty … finally restored the civil rights of Jefferson Davis and a handful of others — A.D.Kirwan > < issued a general amnesty for all those who were imprisoned under the emergency decrees — C.E.Black & E.C.Helmreich > absolution may indicate a formal acquittal in law or a definitive remission of punishment for sin in religion.II. verb (pardoned ; pardoned ; pardoning \-d(ə)niŋ\ ; pardons) Etymology: Middle English pardonen, from Middle French pardoner, pardonner to give, pardon, from Late Latin perdonare to give with all one's heart, from Latin per-, intensive prefix (from per through) + donare to give — more at for , donation transitive verb 1. : to absolve from the consequences of a fault or the punishment of crime : free from penalty 2. : to remit the penalty of (an offense) : allow to pass without punishment : forgive 3. obsolete : to refrain from exacting as a penalty < I pardon thee thy life before thou ask it — Shakespeare > 4. : to make allowance for : tolerate — often used in courteous denial or apologyintransitive verb : to grant pardon or forgiveness Synonyms: see excuse |
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