not as strict as expected when punishing somebody or when making sure that rules are obeyed (惩罚或执法时)宽大的,宽容的,仁慈的 Extra ExamplesTopics Permission and obligationc1The police are sometimes more lenient with female offenders. 警方有时候对女性违法者比较宽大。 He hoped that a lenient view would be taken of his misconduct. 他希望对他的不当行为从宽处理。 The judge agreed that the sentence was unduly lenient. 法官认为这个判决过于宽松。 The police and courts may be more lenient with female offenders. 警察和法庭对女性罪犯可能会更宽容些。
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Word Originmid 17th cent. (originally meaning mild or soothing): from Latin lenient- ‘soothing’, from the verb lenire, from lenis ‘mild, gentle’.