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Amnesty N æmnesti N.大赦,特赦 英 大赦,特赦(A Pardon Political

单词 amnesty
音标 ['æmnesti]
解释 n.大赦,特赦
红宝书 【英】 n. 大赦,特赦(a pardon for political offenses against a government)
【记】 a+mnes(记忆)+ty→不 再记仇→赦免
字源 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.
不择手段背单词 n. 大赦, 特赦(府对犯法行为、尤其是政治罪犯给予的普遍赦免行为)
【例】Some criminals were favored with amnesty 有几个罪犯受到特赦.
【记】a不, 非, mnes记忆-不记仇-赦免
趣味全助记 【记】am nest我到家了,总算大赦了;amnesia 失忆,能够忘掉痛苦,实在是精神上的大赦

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