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- pardon ['pɑːdən]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to excuse or forgive (a person) for (an offence, mistake, etc)
- to pardon someone
- to pardon a fault
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2.
sentence substitute
null pardon me I beg your pardon
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3.
n
forgiveness; allowance
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4.
n
release from punishment for an offence
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5.
n
the warrant granting such release
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6.
n
a Roman Catholic indulgence
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7.
sentence substitute
sorry; excuse me
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8.
sentence substitute
what did you say?
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9.
sentence substitute
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French, from Medieval Latin perd
o num, from perdo na re to forgive freely, from Latin per (intensive) + do na re to grant
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to excuse or forgive (a person) for (an offence, mistake, etc)
Examples
- I beg your pardon!, pardon me!
- 对不起！ → pardon
- pardon me?
- [US] 请问您刚才说什么？ → pardon
- Pardon me, I didn't mean to hurt you.
- 抱歉，我不是有意要伤害你的。
- 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？
- Pardon me interrupting, but this is an important call.
- 很抱歉打断您，不过这个电话真的很重要。 → pardon
- He begged a pardon from the king.
- 他恳求国王赦免自己的罪行。 → pardon
- Pardon me, I didn't hear you.
- 对不起，我没听见您说什么。
- 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？ → abrupt
- I beg your pardon
- 对不起 → beg
- to pardon sb for sth/for doing sth
- 原谅某人某事/做某事 → pardon
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