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  • Derivatives : adj  pardonable ; adv  pardonably
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

pardon ['pɒːdn]
  1. 1. vt. [法] [+prisoner] 赦免
  2. 2. vt. [+sin] [ error] [ person] (forgive) 原谅
  3. 3. noun [c] [法] 赦免
    to pardon sb for sth/for doing sth
    原谅某人某事/做某事
    I beg your pardon!, pardon me!
    对不起
    (I beg your) pardon?, > pardon me?
    [US] 请问刚才什么
    pardon me!
    [esp BRIT] 劳驾

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

pardon [ˈpɑːrdən]
  1. 1. vt. 原谅宽恕
  2. 2. vt. 赦免
    The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the president.
    那只感恩节火鸡总统赦免了。
    Ford pardoned Nixon.
    福特总统赦免尼克松
  3. 3. n.[u] 宽恕原谅
  4. 4. n.[c] 赦免令特赦令
  5. 5. n.[c] 赦免特赦
  6. 6. interjection 劳驾对不起

Collins English-English Dictionary

pardon ['pɒːdən]
  1. 1. sentence substitute null pardon me I beg your pardon
  2. 2. vt. [tr] to excuse or forgive (a person) for (an offence, mistake, etc)
    to pardon someone
    to pardon a fault
  3. 3. n forgiveness; allowance
  4. 4. n release from punishment for an offence
  5. 5. n the warrant granting such release
  6. 6. n a Roman Catholic indulgence
  7. 7. sentence substitute sorry; excuse me
  8. 8. sentence substitute what did you say?
  9. 9. sentence substitute [Etymology] C13: from Old French, from Medieval Latin perdonum, from perdonare to forgive freely, from Latin per (intensive) + donare to grant

Examples

pardon me?
[US] 请问您刚才说什么?
Pardon me, I couldn't avoid watching your purse, where did you buy it?
不好意思,我不是有意要盯着你的钱包看的,不过你是在哪里买的?
He begged a pardon from the king.
他恳求国王赦免自己的罪行。
Pardon my abruptness, but precisely what are you driving at?
请原谅我的唐突,可你到底想说什么?
I beg your pardon
对不起

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