le·nient /ˈliniənt, njənt/
(a.)寬大的,深情的,慈悲為懷的
Le·ni·ent a.
1. Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes followed by of. “Lenient of grief.”
O░░ relax the fibers, are lenient, balsamic. --Arbuthnot.
Time, that on all things lays his lenient hand. --Pope.
2. Mild; clement; merciful; not rigorous or severe; as, a lenient disposition; a lenient judge or sentence.
Le·ni·ent, n. Med. A lenitive; an emollient.
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lenient
adj 1: tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their
children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is
weak"; "too soft on the children" [syn: indulgent, lax,
soft]
2: not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient
rules" [syn: easy]
3: characterized by tolerance and mercy