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单词 pardonable
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Definition of pardonable in English:

pardonable

adjective ˈpɑːd(ə)nəblˈpɑrdnəb(ə)l
  • Able to be forgiven; excusable.

    no mistake, even a tiny one, is pardonable
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Except for that last misstep, the others are pardonable.
    • But then I guess that is pardonable because it is something none of the commentators noticed either.
    • But it would be a pardonable exaggeration to say that, for most writers, greedy to learn and emulate, this is the only important question.
    • Success at politics seldom depends entirely upon good intentions and is often torpedoed with a single strike by matters as trivial as boyhood pranks or otherwise pardonable youthful indiscretions.
    • But, also like baseball, it's entirely pardonable in view of its good-natured competitiveness and unpretentious charm.
    Synonyms
    excusable, forgivable, allowable, condonable, understandable, minor, slight, venial, not serious, permissible

Derivatives

  • pardonably

  • adverbˈpɑːd(ə)nəbliˈpɑrd(ə)nəbli
    • And he has, I think, ceased to be of any use to young people who might pardonably doubt the official story.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Griffey's father Ken Sr., then with the Reds, most pardonably joined in the raves as he said, ‘Kenny is impressive in all the five important categories in the game (hitting for average, hitting with power, running, throwing, fielding).’
      • And in that case, one might pardonably wonder (though this is not the place to pursue the question), does he need to exist at all?
      • Returning to Italy, it becomes clear that Eliza Acton and Mrs Beeton were pardonably unsure in this matter.
      • If he had hoped to hurt my feelings by uttering these ‘slurs,’ he only succeeded in a fashion he didn't really intend (i.e., by challenging my antiracist credentials, of which he was pardonably unaware).

Definition of pardonable in US English:

pardonable

adjectiveˈpärdnəb(ə)lˈpɑrdnəb(ə)l
  • Able to be forgiven; excusable.

    no mistake, even a tiny one, is pardonable
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Success at politics seldom depends entirely upon good intentions and is often torpedoed with a single strike by matters as trivial as boyhood pranks or otherwise pardonable youthful indiscretions.
    • Except for that last misstep, the others are pardonable.
    • But then I guess that is pardonable because it is something none of the commentators noticed either.
    • But, also like baseball, it's entirely pardonable in view of its good-natured competitiveness and unpretentious charm.
    • But it would be a pardonable exaggeration to say that, for most writers, greedy to learn and emulate, this is the only important question.
    Synonyms
    excusable, forgivable, allowable, condonable, understandable, minor, slight, venial, not serious, permissible
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