"leniency" in Chinese (Traditional)

寬大寬容

Definition

寬大指比平常更不嚴厲，經常以同情、原諒或允許犯錯表現出來。通常指的是在可以更嚴厲懲罰但卻選擇寬容對待的情況。

多用於正式、法律或學術語境，與規則、紀律或處罰相關。常見用法包括“給予寬大”、“請求寬容”。不是用於小事，也不是純粹的好心，而是指減少嚴厲程度。

The judge showed leniency and gave her a light sentence.

法官展現出**寬大**，判給她較輕的刑罰。

Teachers sometimes show leniency with late homework.

老師有時對遲交作業會展現**寬容**。

She asked for leniency after making a mistake at work.

她在工作出錯後請求**寬容**。

With her perfect record, the company decided a little leniency was fair.

考慮到她一向表現良好，公司認為適當的**寬大**是公平的。

Some people think the new law gives too much leniency to offenders.

有些人認為新法律對違法者過於**寬容**。

Instead of punishment, his coach believed a bit of leniency would help him improve.

教練認為，比起懲罰，給他一些**寬容**會讓他進步。