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单词 pardon
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pardon

exclamation
/ˈpɑːdn/
/ˈpɑːrdn/
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  1. (also pardon me especially in North American English)
     used to ask somebody to repeat something because you did not hear it or did not understand it
    • ‘You're very quiet today.’ ‘Pardon?’ ‘I said you're very quiet today.’
  2. (also pardon me)
     used by some people to say ‘sorry’ when they have said or done something wrong, usually by accident
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French pardun (noun), pardoner (verb), from medieval Latin perdonare ‘concede, remit’, from per- ‘completely’ + donare ‘give’.

pardon

noun
/ˈpɑːdn/
/ˈpɑːrdn/
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  1. (British English also free pardon)
     [countable] (law) an official decision not to punish somebody for a crime, or to say that somebody is not guilty of a crime
    • to ask/grant/receive a pardon
    • a royal/presidential pardon
    • The government offered a free pardon to the rebels.
    Extra Examples
    • She asked for a pardon for her crime.
    • The king issued a general pardon to all those involved in the rebellion.
    • posthumous pardons granted to soldiers shot for cowardice
    • He would soon be granted a pardon, returning to England a year later.
    • They were released from prison yesterday as a result of a presidential pardon.
    Topics Law and justicec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • full
    • conditional
    • general
    • …
    verb + pardon
    • give somebody
    • grant somebody
    • offer somebody
    • …
    preposition
    • pardon for
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  2. [uncountable] (formal) pardon (for something) the action of forgiving somebody for something synonym forgiveness
    • He asked her pardon for having deceived her.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • full
    • conditional
    • general
    • …
    verb + pardon
    • give somebody
    • grant somebody
    • offer somebody
    • …
    preposition
    • pardon for
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French pardun (noun), pardoner (verb), from medieval Latin perdonare ‘concede, remit’, from per- ‘completely’ + donare ‘give’.
Idioms
beg somebody’s pardon
  1. (formal, especially British English) to ask somebody to forgive you for something you have said or done
    • He returned to beg her pardon for his sudden outburst.
I beg your pardon
  1. (formal) used to tell somebody that you are sorry for something you have said or done
    • I beg your pardon, I thought that was my coat.
  2. used to ask somebody to repeat what they have just said because you did not hear
    • ‘It's on Duke Street.’ ‘I beg your pardon.’ ‘Duke Street.’
  3. (British English) used to tell somebody that you are offended by what they have just said or by the way that they have said it
    • ‘Just go away.’ ‘I beg your pardon!’

pardon

verb
/ˈpɑːdn/
/ˈpɑːrdn/
 not usually used in the progressive tenses
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they pardon
/ˈpɑːdn/
/ˈpɑːrdn/
he / she / it pardons
/ˈpɑːdnz/
/ˈpɑːrdnz/
past simple pardoned
/ˈpɑːdnd/
/ˈpɑːrdnd/
past participle pardoned
/ˈpɑːdnd/
/ˈpɑːrdnd/
-ing form pardoning
/ˈpɑːdnɪŋ/
/ˈpɑːrdnɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. pardon somebody to officially allow somebody who has been found guilty of a crime to leave prison and/or avoid punishment
    • She was pardoned after serving ten years of a life sentence.
    Topics Law and justicec2
  2. to forgive somebody for something they have said or done (used in many expressions when you want to be polite) synonym excuse
    • pardon something Pardon my ignorance, but what is a ‘duplex’?
    • The place was, if you'll pardon the expression, a dump.
    pardon somebody (for something/for doing something)
    • You could be pardoned for thinking (= it is easy to understand why people think) that education is not the government's priority.
    • Pardon me for interrupting you.
    • pardon somebody/sb's doing something Pardon my asking, but is that your husband?
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French pardun (noun), pardoner (verb), from medieval Latin perdonare ‘concede, remit’, from per- ‘completely’ + donare ‘give’.
Idioms
excuse/pardon my French
  1. (informal) used to say that you are sorry for swearing
pardon me (informal)
  1. (especially North American English) used to ask somebody to repeat something because you did not hear it or do not understand it
  2. used by some people to say ‘sorry’ when they have done something wrong or made a rude noise by accident
    3. see also I beg your pardon
pardon me for doing something
  1. used to show that you are upset or offended by the way that somebody has spoken to you
    • ‘Oh, just shut up!’ ‘Well, pardon me for breathing!’
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