condone
/kənˈdəʊn/verb
with obj.［often with negative］
1- accept and allow (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue宽容; 容忍; 宽恕：
the college cannot condone any behaviour that involves illicit drugs.
学院不能容忍任何涉及毒品的行为。
1.1
- approve or sanction (something), especially with reluctance（尤指勉强地）批准, 同意：
those arrested were released and the exhibition was officially condoned a few weeks later.
被捕者获释后数周, 展览会正式获准举行。
派生词
condonation
/kɒndəˈneɪʃən/ nouncondoner
noun词源
mid 19th cent.: from Latin condonare 'refrain from punishing'， from con- 'altogether'+donare 'give'.