condone

英 [kən'dəʊn] 美 [kən'doʊn]

• vt. 宽恕

英英释义

Verb:

1. excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with;

   "excuse someone's behavior"
   "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. People cannot condone the use of fierce violence.
   人们不能宽恕使用凶残的暴力。
2. No faith or culture should condone the outrages against them.
   任何信仰或文化都不能宽恕对妇幼施加的暴行。

经典引文

• Is it your intention not only to condone my son's frauds, but to take advantage of them?

  出自： G. B. Shaw

近反义词

【近义词】

• excuse 原谅
• overlook 俯瞰
• disregard 不顾
• forgive 原谅
• ignore 忽视
• pardon 原谅，宽恕，饶恕...
• tolerate 容许
• make allowances for 考虑到
• brook 小河