forgive

forgive
(past forgave; past participle forgiven)
  1. [with obj.]stop feeling angry or resentful towards (someone) for an offence, flaw, or mistake
    原谅，饶恕，宽恕（某人）
    I don't think I'll ever forgive David for the way he treated her.
    大卫如此对待她，我想我永远也不会原谅他。
    ■(一般作 be forgiven)stop feeling angry or resentful towards someone for (an offence, flaw, or mistake)
    原谅，饶恕，宽恕（冒犯，缺点，错误）
    they are not going to pat my head and say all is forgiven .
    他们不会拍拍我的头说一切都可原谅。
    [no obj.]he was not a man who found it easy to forgive and forget.
    他不是那种容易不念旧恶的人。
    ■used in polite expressions as a request to excuse or regard indulgently one's foibles, ignorance, or impoliteness
    （礼貌用语）请原谅；请宽容
    you will have to forgive my suspicious mind.
    请你原谅我的多疑。
常用词组
one could (或 may) be forgiven for doing something
  1. it would be understandable if one mistakenly did a particular thing
    可以理解（某种出错）
    with the plaster palm trees, you could be forgiven for thinking you were somewhere on Hollywood Boulevard.
    有那么多石膏棕榈树，即使你误以为你是走在好莱坞大道上也是可以理解的。
派生
forgivable
adjective
forgivably
adverb
forgiver
noun
语源
  1. Old English forgiefan, of Germanic origin, related to Dutch vergeven and German vergeben, and ultimately to for- and give
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