mass noun
1- the action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offence原谅; 饶恕, 宽恕：
he obtained pardon for his sins.
他取得了对他所犯罪行的宽恕。
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- count noun a remission of the legal consequences of an offence or conviction赦免：
he offered a full pardon to five convicted men.
他提议赦免五名罪犯的所有罪行。
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- count noun Christian Church, historical an indulgence, as widely sold in medieval Europe【基督教】〈史〉（中世纪欧洲出售的）赎罪券, 赦罪符。
with obj.
1- forgive or excuse (a person, error, or offence)原谅; 饶恕, 宽恕。
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- release (an offender) from the legal consequences of an offence or conviction, and often implicitly from blame赦免（犯法者）：
he was pardoned for his treason.
他的叛国罪得到了赦免。
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- （一般作be pardoned）used to indicate that the actions or thoughts of someone are justified or understandable given the circumstances（事出有因而）可宽免：
one can be pardoned the suspicion that some of his errors were deliberate.
有人怀疑他的一些错误是故意犯的, 这是可以理解的。
- a request to a speaker to repeat something because one did not hear or understand it用来表示没有听清对方说的话而请他重复一遍 对不起, 请原谅：
'Pardon?' I said, cupping a hand to my ear.
“对不起？”我说道, 一边用一只手拢住耳朵。
短语
beg someone's pardon
- express polite apology［表示礼貌地道歉］ 对不起, 请原谅：
I beg your pardon for intruding.
请原谅我不请自来。
I beg your pardon （或〈北美〉pardon me）
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- used to indicate that one has not heard or understood something用于表示没有听清对方说的话 对不起, 请原谅。
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- used to express one's anger or indignation at what someone has just said用于表示对对方说的话感到生气 对不起, 请原谅。
派生词
pardonable
adjectivepardonably
adverb词源
Middle English: from Old French pardun (noun), pardoner (verb), from medieval Latin perdonare 'concede, remit', from per- 'completely' + donare 'give'.