lenient
/ˈliːnjənt/adjective
1
- (of punishment or a person in authority) merciful or tolerant仁慈的, 宽容的：
judges were far too lenient with petty criminals.
对轻罪犯人法官实在是太宽大了。
2
- archaic emollient〈古〉柔和的, 平静的。
派生词
lenience
nounleniency
nounleniently
adverb词源
mid 17th cent. (sense 2)： from Latin lenient-'soothing'， from the verb lenire, from lenis 'mild， gentle'.