condone

condone
[kənˈdəʊn]
verb
  1. [with obj.][often with negative]accept and allow (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue
    宽容;容忍;宽恕
    the college cannot condone any behaviour that involves illicit drugs.
    学院不能容忍任何涉及毒品的行为。
    ■approve or sanction (something), especially with reluctance
    (尤指勉强地)批准,同意
    those arrested were released and the exhibition was officially condoned a few weeks later.
    被捕者获释后数周,展览会被批准举行。
派生
condonation
[kɒndəˈneɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
condoner
noun
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from Latin condonare 'refrain from punishing', from con- 'altogether' + donare 'give'
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