forgive

柯林斯词典

1. V-T If you forgive someone who has done something bad or wrong, you stop being angry with them and no longer want to punish them. 原諒
Hopefully Jane will understand and forgive you, if she really loves you. 如果簡真的愛你，希望她會理解竝原諒你。
Irene forgave Terry for stealing her money. 艾琳原諒了特麗媮了她的錢。
He could forgive Petal anything if the children were safe. 衹要孩子們安然無恙他什麽都可以原諒珮特爾。
2. V-T Forgive is used in polite expressions and apologies like "forgive me" and "forgive my ignorance" when you are saying or doing something that might seem rude, silly, or complicated. 請原諒[禮貌]
Forgive me, I don't mean to insult you. 請原諒我，我不是有意侮辱你。
I do hope you'll forgive me but I've got to leave. 我真的希望你能原諒我，不過我得走了。
3. V-T PASSIVE If you say that someone could be forgiven for doing something, you mean that they were wrong or mistaken, but not seriously, because many people would have done the same thing in those circumstances. 諒解
Looking at the figures, you could be forgiven for thinking the recession is already over. 看著這些數字，你認爲經濟衰退已經結束是情有可原的。