le·nient /ˈliniənt, njənt/
 (a.)寬大的,深情的,慈悲為懷的


 Le·ni·ent a.
 1. Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes followed by of. “Lenient of grief.”
    O░░ relax the fibers, are lenient, balsamic.   --Arbuthnot.
    Time, that on all things lays his lenient hand.   --Pope.
 2. Mild; clement; merciful; not rigorous or severe; as, a lenient disposition; a lenient judge or sentence.


 Le·ni·ent, n. Med. A lenitive; an emollient.

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 lenient
      adj 1: tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their
             children"; "procedures are lax and discipline is
             weak"; "too soft on the children" [syn: indulgent, lax,
              soft]
      2: not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient
         rules" [syn: easy]
      3: characterized by tolerance and mercy