venial
英 ['vi?n??l]
美['vin??l]
- adj. 可原諒的；（罪過）輕微的；可寬恕的
GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
venial 輕微而可原諒的
來自拉丁語venus,美麗，愛慕，渴求，詞源同Venus,引申詞義縱容的，可原諒的。
英文詞源
- venial (adj.)
- c. 1300, "pardonable," from Old French venial "pardonable, excusable" (13c.) and directly from Late Latin venialis "pardonable," from Latin venia "forgiveness, indulgence, pardon," related to venus "sexual love, desire" (see Venus). Related: Venially.
雙語例句
- 1. Her poverty had been a venial fault for two gallant gentlemen.
- 她的貧窮對那兩位殷勤的紳士而言,只是一個微不足道的缺點.
來自辭典例句
- 2. The venial sins are relatively minor and more easily forgiven.
- 可寬恕的罪都是比較微小且易被原諒的.
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