lenient /ˈliːnjənt/ adjective Learner's definition of LENIENT
[more lenient; most lenient]
: allowing a lot of freedom and not punishing bad behavior in a strong way : not harsh, severe, or strict宽容的;宽大的;仁慈的 -
a teacher who is lenient with students who have misbehaved对不守规矩的学生宽容的老师
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a lenient teacher仁慈的老师
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a lenient sentence/punishment/policy宽大的判决/惩罚/政策
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Many people felt that the punishment was too lenient.很多人认为这个惩罚太宽大了。
— leniency
/ˈliːnjənsi/ also lenience /ˈliːnjəns/ noun [noncount]