forgive or excuse sb for sth
forgiveness
cancellation of a punishment incurred for a crime
"Please excuse my dirty hands"
"Ford pardoned Nixon"
"The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"
Craved pardon for his offences, and offered to purchase forgiveness by any atonement.
出自: D. Hume
Pardon supposes law and sin.
出自: J. Gilbert
Her father would never have pardoned such obstinacy.
出自: D. Hume
The royalists..had all been pardoned and set free.
出自: E. Wilson
我希望您原谅我那个失误。
Pardon me for interrupting.
对不起打断一下。
I hope you will pardon me for breaking school rules.
我犯了校规,希望你能原谅我。
Please pardon me for not arriving sooner.
请原谅我没能早一点到达。
误 Pardon me to be late.
正 Pardon me for being late.
析 “原谅某人做某事”不用含动词不定式的复合宾语,而须用pardon sb for v -ing 的结构。
误 Pardon me, may I use your pen?
正 Excuse me, may I use your pen?
误 I asked the teacher if I could be pardoned for a few minutes.
正 I asked the teacher if I could be excused for a few minutes.
析 Pardon me通常用于做错了事向某人道歉,谈话中向某人提出异议前或没听清对方的话,希望其再重复一遍; 而Excuse me通常用于问路、借东西、要走开、插话或表异议等场合,是客套语。
误 Pardon me, for I have broken your glasses.
正 Pardon me for breaking your glasses.
析 表示“原谅某人做某事”,应该用pardon sb for v -ing这一短语,而不能用由for引导的(原因)状语从句。
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