"let one off" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 放過某人
• 免於懲罰

Definition

讓某人在做錯事後免受懲罰或後果。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於非正式場合。常見於權威人物對小錯誤免罰（例如 'let him off with a warning'）。常見用法還有 'let someone off the hook'。並非深層次的寬恕，重點是免除懲罰。

Examples

The teacher let him off because it was his first mistake.

老師因為是他第一次犯錯就**放過了他**。

The police let her off with only a warning.

警察只給了她一個警告就**放過了她**。

They let me off the bus early.

他們很早就**讓我下車**了。

I can’t believe the judge let him off so easily!

我真的不敢相信法官**放過了他**那麼輕易！

If you’re late again, I won’t let you off next time.

你下次再遲到，我就不會再**放過你**了。

He was supposed to pay a fine, but they let him off the hook this time.

本來他要罰款，但這次他們**放過了他**。