"pardons" in Chinese (Traditional)
赦免特赦
Definition
'Pardons' 是 'pardon' 的複數,主要指官方決定赦免某人的罪行,使其不再受罰,也可指日常寬恕,但以法律用法最為常見。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
'Pardons' 多用於法律、政府或政治場合,如 'presidential pardons'(總統赦免)。是正式用語,日常小錯誤不使用這個詞,常聽到 'pardon'(單數)請人重覆話語,'pardons' 則指多個官方赦令。
Examples
The president granted several pardons at the end of his term.
總統在任期結束時批准了幾個**赦免**。
Pardons can free people from prison if granted by the government.
政府批准後,**赦免**可以讓人出獄。
Some countries rarely give pardons for serious crimes.
有些國家很少對重大罪行給予**赦免**。
He was hoping for one of the Christmas pardons, but it never came.
他一直希望能得到聖誕節的**赦免**,但一直沒有等到。
After years of appeals, the group finally received their pardons.
經過多年的上訴,該團體終於得到了他們的**赦免**。
There's always controversy when politicians hand out last-minute pardons.
政客臨時發放**赦免**總是引起爭議。