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Condone V Kən'dəun V.宽恕,原谅 英 宽恕,原谅(Treat Offence 考

单词 condone
音标 [kən'dəun]
解释 v.宽恕,原谅
红宝书 【英】 v. 宽恕,原谅(treat an offence as if it were not serious )
【考】 反义词:denounce(谴 责)
【记】 con(共同)+done(给予 ) →给出大度→原谅
【同】 同根词: donate(捐赠); pardon(原谅)
字源 condone (v.)
1857, from Latin condonare "to give up, remit, permit," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + donare "to give" (see donation). Originally a legal term in the Matrimonial Causes Act, which made divorce a civil matter in Britain. Related: Condoned; condoning.
不择手段背单词 v. (对冒犯行为的)宽恕, 原谅
【例】I cannot condone the use of violence 我不能宽恕使用暴力.
【记】con共同, done给予-共同给予宽恕-原谅cond藏, one一: 藏一个心眼, 我先原谅你, 如果再犯, 加倍处罚.
【参】donate(v 捐赠); pardon(v /n 原谅)
【类】bristle: anger = vacillate: irresolution发怒表示愤怒 = 忧郁不定表示不坚决『condone: mercy』『condemn: warning』『赦免: 仁慈』『谴责: 警告』
【反】denounce(v 谴责); exact(vt 强求; 要求)
趣味全助记 【记】con + done 一起做的(不好的事),法不责众,就不追咎了; pardon 原谅,结尾同

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