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forgiving 音标拼音: [fɚg'ɪvɪŋ] [fɔrg'ɪvɪŋ] a. 宽大的,不责难的,慈悲的 宽大的,不责难的,慈悲的 forgiving adj 1: inclined or able to forgive and show mercy; " a kindly forgiving nature"; " a forgiving embrace to the naughty child" [ ant: { unforgiving}] 2: providing absolution [ synonym: { absolvitory}, { exonerative}, { forgiving}] Forgive \ For* give"\, v. t. [ imp. { Forgave}; p. p. { Forgiven}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Forgiving}] [ OE. forgiven, foryiven, foryeven, AS. forgiefan, forgifan; perh. for- giefan, gifan to give; cf. D. vergeven, G. vergeben, Icel. fyrirgefa, Sw. f? rgifva, Goth. fragiban to give, grant. See { For-}, and { Give}, v. t.] 1. To give wholly; to make over without reservation; to resign. [ 1913 Webster] To them that list the world' s gay shows I leave, And to great ones such folly do forgive. -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To give up resentment or claim to requital on account of ( an offense or wrong); to remit the penalty of; to pardon; -- said in reference to the act forgiven. [ 1913 Webster] And their sins should be forgiven them. -- Mark iv. 12. [ 1913 Webster] He forgive injures so readily that he might be said to invite them. -- Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To cease to feel resentment against, on account of wrong committed; to give up claim to requital from or retribution upon ( an offender); to absolve; to pardon; -- said of the person offending. [ 1913 Webster] Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. -- Luke xxiii. 34. [ 1913 Webster] I as free forgive you, as I would be fforgiven. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Sometimes both the person and the offense follow as objects of the verb, sometimes one and sometimes the other being the indirect object. " Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors." -- Matt. vi. 12. " Be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee." -- Matt. ix. 2. Syn: See { excuse}. [ 1913 Webster]
Forgiving \ For* giv" ing\, a. Disposed to forgive; inclined to overlook offenses; mild; merciful; compassionate; placable; as, a forgiving temper. -- { For* giv" ing* ly}, adv. -- { For* giv" ing* ness}, n. -- J. C. Shairp. [ 1913 Webster] 29 Moby Thesaurus words for " forgiving": accepting, benevolent, clement, compassionate, conciliatory, easy, easygoing, forbearant, forbearing, generous, gentle, humane, kind, lax, lenient, long- suffering, longanimous, magnanimous, merciful, mild, moderate, patient, placable, soft, sparing, tender, tolerant, unresentful, unrevengeful |
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