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pardonable

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++par·don·a·ble /ˈpɑːdənəbəl $ ˈpɑːr-/ adjective formal  FORGIVEpardonable mistakes are not very bad and can be forgiven 〔错误〕可宽恕的,可原谅的 SYN forgivable He had made the pardonable mistake of trusting the wrong person. 他信任了不该信任的人,这样的错误可以原谅。pardonably adverb
Examples from the Corpus
pardonableBut pardonable errors are errors none the less.The latter can, declares S E Finer with pardonable exaggeration, be counted on one's fingers and toes.Surely these are all legitimate stratagems for the diarist-and using them would be a pardonable offence.
par·don·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
bad mistakes very Corpus pardonable are be and not can


pardonable
pardonable /ˈpɑːdənəbəl $ ˈpɑːr-/ adjective formal
pardonable mistakes are not very bad and can be forgiven
   SYN  forgivable:
    He had made the pardonable mistake of trusting the wrong person.
—pardonably adverb


par·don·ableBrE /ˈpɑːdnəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɑːrdnəbl/ 🔊 adjectivethat can be forgiven or excused 可原谅的;可以宽恕的 SYN excusable OPP unpardonable