| 单词 | clemency |
| 释义 | clemency (once / 2059 pages) n Say you're playing a role-playing game and you end up in one of the other player's dungeons. You could try begging her for clemency — compassion shown by people in power towards people who rebel or break the law. Clemency is also a weather word, though nowadays it's much more common to hear people talk about "inclement weather" than, say, "the clemency of the storm." Derived from the Latin for "gentle", it came into usage in the 1550s. If you have trouble remembering its meaning, get rid of the "cle" and replace the "n" with an "r". You're left with "mercy", which more or less means the same thing. WORD FAMILYclemency: clemencies+/clement: clemency, clementer, clemently, inclement/inclemency: inclemencies/inclement: inclemency, inclementer, inclemently, inclementness USAGE EXAMPLESHere’s a doozy: How about the possibility that Mr. Trump will grant Edward J. Snowden clemency as part of a handover with Putin? New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) American said a statement Sunday that statue’s placement improperly suggested that the university was advocating for clemency for Peltier. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) In his letter to Paterson, he called her “the most worthy candidate for clemency that I’ve ever seen.” New York Times(Jan 12, 2012) 1n leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice Syn|Hypo|Hyper mercifulness, mercy commutation, re-sentencing (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law amnesty, free pardon, pardonthe formal act of liberating someone quarterclemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent reprieve, respitethe act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment lenience, leniency lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers 2n good weather with comfortable temperatures Syn|Hypo|Hyper mildness balminess, softness the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing good weather weather suitable for outdoor activities |
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