par·don

exclamation

/ˈpɑːdn/

/ˈpɑːrdn/

(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（用于请求别人重复某事）什么，请再说一遍
- ‘You're very quiet today.’ ‘Pardon?’ ‘I said you're very quiet today.’“你今天话很少啊。”“什么？”“我说你今天话很少。”
(also pardon me)
used by some people to say ‘sorry’ when they have said or done something wrong, usually by accident（为无意之中说错话或行为失当表示歉意）对不起

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French pardun (noun), pardoner (verb), from medieval Latin perdonare ‘concede, remit’, from per- ‘completely’ + donare ‘give’.

par·don

noun

/ˈpɑːdn/

/ˈpɑːrdn/

Idioms

(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赦免；特赦
- to ask/grant/receive a pardon请求／准予／获得赦免
- a royal/presidential pardon皇家／总统特赦
- The government offered a free pardon to the rebels.政府给予叛乱分子特赦。
Extra Examples
- She asked for a pardon for her crime.她请求赦免她的罪行。
- The king issued a general pardon to all those involved in the rebellion.国王对所有参与叛乱的人发出了大赦。
- posthumous pardons granted to soldiers shot for cowardice对因惧敌而被枪毙士兵的死后赦免
- He would soon be granted a pardon, returning to England a year later.他很快就获得赦免，一年后返回英国。
- They were released from prison yesterday as a result of a presidential pardon.因总统特赦，他们昨天出狱了。
Topics Law and justicec2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- full
- conditional
- general
- …
verb + pardon
- give somebody
- grant somebody
- offer somebody
- …
preposition
- pardon for
[uncountable] (formal) pardon (for something) the action of forgiving somebody for something原谅；宽恕 synonym forgiveness
- He asked her pardon for having deceived her.他欺骗了她，向她请求原谅。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- full
- conditional
- general
- …
verb + pardon
- give somebody
- grant somebody
- offer somebody
- …
preposition
- pardon for

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

(formal, especially British English) to ask somebody to forgive you for something you have said or done请人原谅；向人道歉
- He returned to beg her pardon for his sudden outburst.他回来请求她原谅他突然的爆发。

I beg your pardon

(formal) used to tell somebody that you are sorry for something you have said or done请原谅；对不起
- I beg your pardon, I thought that was my coat.对不起，我还以为那是我的外衣呢。
used to ask somebody to repeat what they have just said because you did not hear（未听清楚）请再说一遍
- ‘It's on Duke Street.’ ‘I beg your pardon.’ ‘Duke Street.’“在公爵大街上。”“请再说一遍。”“公爵大街。”
(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（感到被冒犯时说）
- ‘Just go away.’ ‘I beg your pardon!’“走开。”“你再说一遍！”

par·don

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

pardon somebody to officially allow somebody who has been found guilty of a crime to leave prison and/or avoid punishment赦免；特赦
- She was pardoned after serving ten years of a life sentence.她被判终身监禁，服刑十年后被赦免了。
Topics Law and justicec2
to forgive somebody for something they have said or done (used in many expressions when you want to be polite)原谅（表示礼貌时常用的词语） synonym excuse
- pardon something Pardon my ignorance, but what is a ‘duplex’?请原谅我无知，duplex 是什么呢？
- The place was, if you'll pardon the expression, a dump.那个地方，请恕我直言，简直是个垃圾场。
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.人们认为政府没有优先考虑教育，这是不难理解的。
- Pardon me for interrupting you.对不起，打扰您了。
- pardon somebody/sb's doing something Pardon my asking, but is that your husband?请原谅我多问，那位是您的先生吗？

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

(informal) used to say that you are sorry for swearing请原谅我说脏话了；不好意思，我骂人了

pardon me (informal)

(especially North American English) used to ask somebody to repeat something because you did not hear it or do not understand it（用于请别人重复某事）什么，请再说一次
used by some people to say ‘sorry’ when they have done something wrong or made a rude noise by accident（为无意之中犯错或发出粗鄙的声响道歉）对不起