condone

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /kənˈdəʊn/    美 /kənˈdoʊn/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked). transitive
    — ‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police[…]? Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers?
  2. To allow, accept or permit (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked). transitive
    — Rule-utilitarianism is unlikely to condone torturing a child, but it does imply that the torturing of a child is less evil if the torturer shares his pleasure with other sadists-perhaps by inviting an audience, or broadcasting it on the Internet.
  3. To forgive (marital infidelity or other marital offense). transitive

词形变化

condones present,singular,third-person condoning participle,present condoned participle,past condoned past

词汇关系

近义词
excuse forgive overlook tolerate
衍生词
condonable condonation condonement condoner uncondoned

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin condōnāre (“to forgive”).
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