forgive

单词辨析:

pardon absolve forgive 【导航词义:赦免,原谅】
pardon v. 赦免; [正式]宽恕,原谅
〔辨析〕

指正式赦免罪犯,也指不追究某人的过错。

〔例证〕

That thief was pardoned yesterday by the governor.

那个小偷昨天获得了州长的赦免。

Could you pardon him for what he had said?

你会原谅他说过的话吗?

absolve v. 宣布…无罪;免除…的责任;(宗教机构等)赦免…的罪
〔辨析〕

指公开宣布某人无罪或无需为某事负责,也指基督教或神职人员赦免某人的罪过。

〔例证〕

How can he be absolved of all responsibility for the accident?

他怎么能被免去所有的事故责任呢?

God will absolve you of all your sins.

上帝会赦免你所有的罪过。

forgive v. 宽恕,原谅
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指对他人的错误不再生气或追究。

〔例证〕

Forgive him for being late.

请原谅他的迟到吧。

I will never forgive him for what he said to me.

我永远都不会原谅他对我所说的话。

相关例句:

I do hope you'll forgive me but I've got to leave

我真的非常抱歉,我得走了。

Still, for those flashes of genius, you can forgive him anything.

尽管如此,他瞬间显露出的天赋还是会让你原谅他所做的一切。

The American Congress has agreed to forgive Egypt's military debt.

美国国会同意免除埃及的军事债务。

Please forgive me for being impolite.

请原谅我的失礼。

I'm surprised that he should agree to forgive you the debt unconditionally.

使我感到惊讶的是,他会无条件同意豁免你的债务。

I will never forgive you for what you have done to me.

我永远也不会宽恕你对我所做的事。