学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3220 lenient

 今天我们要学的词是 lenient¹.

 

lenient 是指处罚或判决的宽大处理、从轻发落。

 

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team recommended a lenient sentence for former National Security Advisor² Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and no jail time. 特别检察官穆勒的团队建议对前国家安全顾问迈克尔·弗林的判决从轻发落，不需入狱服刑。

 

The Big Tech companies in California are seeking a federal data-privacy law that's more lenient toward the industry. 加利福尼亚州的科技巨头正在寻求联邦政府一项对该行业更为宽容的数据隐私法。

1 lenient   

adj.宽大的，仁慈的

参考例句：

• The judge was lenient with him.法官对他很宽大。
• It's a question of finding the means between too lenient treatment and too severe punishment.问题是要找出处理过宽和处罚过严的折中办法。

2 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。