condone
英 [k?n'd??n]
美[k?n'don]
- vt. 寬恕；赦免
GRE低頻詞擴展詞匯
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?condones;過去式:?condoned;過去分詞:?condoned;現在分詞:?condoning;
助記提示
1. condone 的構詞邏輯與 forgive, pardon 如出一轍、原理相同。
中文詞源
condone 原諒
con-, 強調。-don, 給予，詞源同donate, date. 即完全給予的，原諒的，比較pardon.
英文詞源
- condone
- condone: see date
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. I don't condone violence in any shape or form.
- 我不能容忍任何形式的暴力。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I couldn't condone what she was doing.
- 我無法容忍她在做的事。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. I cannot condone the use of violence.
- 我不能寬恕使用暴力的行為.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. We cannot condone violence of any sort.
- 我們不能容忍任何形式的暴力.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Do you condone his sin?
- 你寬恕他的罪 嗎 ?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》