"condone" in Chinese (Simplified)
宽恕(过错)- 容忍(不当行为)
Definition
接受或允许本应被谴责的不当行为,通常是通过忽视或不采取行动。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
属于正式用语,多用于法律、社会或道德讨论。表示被动接受而非赞同。常见词组:“condone violence”、“cannot condone”。不要与“forgive”(个人原谅)或“approve”(主动赞成)混淆。
Examples
The school cannot condone bullying of any kind.
学校不能**纵容**任何形式的欺凌。
We should not condone cheating in exams.
我们不应该**容忍**考试作弊。
He refused to condone their bad behavior.
他拒绝**宽恕**他们的不良行为。
Just because everyone does it doesn't mean we should condone it.
大家都这样做不代表我们应该**容忍**。
His silence seemed to condone the unfair decision.
他的沉默似乎在**默许**这个不公正的决定。
I can't condone lying, even if your intentions are good.
即使你的意图是好的,我也不能**容忍**撒谎。