forgiving

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forgiving

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++for·giv·ing /fəˈɡɪvɪŋ $ fər-/ adjective FORGIVEwilling to forgive 宽容的，宽大的 My father was a kind and forgiving man. 我父亲是个善良宽容的人。

Examples from the Corpus

forgiving• This recipe is very forgiving.• Forgetting is not the same as forgiving.• The kingdom is one in which a forgiving father offers people a chance to return to him.• And trust to luck that whichever of the gods claimed him as of right would be in a forgiving mood.• It was their behaviour that defined them as nice or nasty, as forgiving or unforgiving, envious or the reverse.

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forgiving
for‧giv‧ing /fəˈɡɪvɪŋ $ fər-/

adjective

Word Family: verb: forgive; noun: forgiveness; adverb: unforgivably; adjective: forgiving ≠ unforgiving

willing to forgive:

My father was a kind and forgiving man.

for·giv·ing

BrE

/fəˈɡɪvɪŋ/

NAmE

/fərˈɡɪvɪŋ/

adjective

willing to forgive 宽宏大量的；宽容的

◆She had not inherited her mother's forgiving nature. 她没有承袭她母亲的宽厚天性。

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~ of sth

The public was more forgiving of the president's difficulties than the press and fellow politicians. 公众比报界和总统的政界同人更能体谅他的难处。