venial

英 ['vi?n??l] 美['vin??l]
  • adj. 可原諒的；（罪過）輕微的；可寬恕的
GRE暢通詞匯

中文詞源

venial 輕微而可原諒的

來自拉丁語venus,美麗，愛慕，渴求，詞源同Venus,引申詞義縱容的，可原諒的。

英文詞源

venial (adj.)
c. 1300, "pardonable," from Old French venial "pardonable, excusable" (13c.) and directly from Late Latin venialis "pardonable," from Latin venia "forgiveness, indulgence, pardon," related to venus "sexual love, desire" (see Venus). Related: Venially.

雙語例句

1. Her poverty had been a venial fault for two gallant gentlemen.
她的貧窮對那兩位殷勤的紳士而言,只是一個微不足道的缺點.

來自辭典例句

2. The venial sins are relatively minor and more easily forgiven.
可寬恕的罪都是比較微小且易被原諒的.

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