forgive

/fəˈɡɪv/ v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6
一句话记住

原谅；宽恕

释义与例句

v. 原谅；宽恕
to stop feeling angry with someone for something wrong they have done, or decide not to punish them
  1. She eventually forgave her brother for damaging her camera.
    她最终原谅了弟弟弄坏她的相机。
  2. Please forgive me for not replying sooner; I have been unwell.
    请原谅我没有早些回复，我一直身体不舒服。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. He found it difficult to forgive himself for ignoring the warning signs.
    他很难原谅自己忽视了那些警示迹象。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 forgive sb for sth/doing sth 表示因某事原谅某人；forgive and forget 是固定表达，意为“既往不咎”。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • forgiveness 原谅；宽恕
    不可数名词，常用 ask for forgiveness 表示请求原谅。
  • forgiving 宽容的；仁慈的
    形容词，描述愿意原谅别人过错的人或态度，也可指材料、设计能容忍误差。
同义词
  • pardon 赦免；原谅
    forgive 主要指个人不再怨恨或责怪，也可用于礼貌道歉；pardon 可指官方依法赦免罪犯或刑罚，也可用于 pardon me 等礼貌表达。法律上的“赦免”不能简单换成 forgive。
    The governor pardoned the prisoner after new evidence emerged. 新证据出现后，州长赦免了这名囚犯。
常见搭配
  • forgive somebody for doing something 原谅某人做了某事
    She asked him to forgive her for revealing his secret. 她请求他原谅自己泄露了他的秘密。
  • forgive and forget 既往不咎；不念旧恶
    After their long argument, both sisters were willing to forgive and forget. 经过长时间的争吵，姐妹俩都愿意冰释前嫌。
  • forgive yourself 原谅自己；不再自责
    It took him years to forgive himself for the accident. 他花了多年时间才不再为那起事故责怪自己。