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 Advisor 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。