forgive
/fəˈgɪv/verb
(past forgave; past participle forgiven /-ˈgɪvən/ )with obj.
1- stop feeling angry or resentful towards (someone) for an offence, flaw, or mistake原谅, 饶恕, 宽恕（某人）：
I don't think I'll ever forgive David for the way he treated her.
大卫如此对待她, 我想我永远也不会原谅他的。
1.1
- （一般作be forgiven）stop feeling angry or resentful towards someone for (an offence, flaw, or mistake)原谅, 饶恕, 宽恕（冒犯, 缺点, 错误）：
I was willing to forgive all her faults for the sake of our friendship
为了我们的友谊, 我愿意原谅她的一切过错
no obj. he had never found it easy to forgive and forget.他从来都没有觉得不念旧恶是件容易的事。
1.2
- cancel (a debt)免除（债务）：
he proposed that their debts should be forgiven.
他提议免除他们的债务。
1.3
- used in polite expressions as a request to excuse or regard indulgently one's foibles, ignorance, or impoliteness（礼貌用语）请原谅; 请宽容：
you will have to forgive my suspicious mind.
请你原谅我的多疑。
短语
one could（或may）be forgiven for doing something
- it would be understandable if one mistakenly did a particular thing可以理解（某种出错）：
with the plaster palm trees, you could be forgiven for thinking you were somewhere on Hollywood Boulevard.
有那么多石膏棕榈树, 即使你误以为你是走在好莱坞大道上也是可以理解的。
派生词
forgivable
adjectiveforgivably
adverbforgiver
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