forgiveness

/fəˈɡɪvnəs/ (bre, ipa) · /fərˈɡɪvnəs/ (ame, ipa) · /fər-ˈgiv-nəs fȯr-/ (ame, mw)

forgiveness — noun

1. the decision to stop being angry with someone who has harmed you, or the act of

1.名詞B1
釋義

the decision to stop being angry with someone who has harmed you, or the act of asking someone to stop being angry with you for something wrong you did

例句

After breaking her sister’s tablet, Élise asked for her forgiveness.

ask for forgiveness

Padma offered her forgiveness to the classmate who had copied her homework.

offer forgiveness

同義詞
  • pardon

    more formal and often legal or official; forgiveness is personal and everyday

  • mercy

    focuses on showing compassion by not punishing; forgiveness is about letting go of anger

  • absolution

    religious context only, declared by a priest; forgiveness is general

反義詞
  • resentment

    the angry feeling that forgiveness sets aside

  • blame

    holding someone responsible, the opposite of letting go

  • vengeance

    the desire to punish, which forgiveness chooses to release

用法筆記

Commonly used with verbs such as 'ask for', 'beg for', 'seek', 'offer', 'grant', or 'find'. The preposition 'for' typically follows to specify the wrong act (e.g., 'forgiveness for a mistake'). This noun is uncountable and is not used with the article 'a'.

常見錯誤

❌I asked for his forgive.
✅I asked for his forgiveness.
💡'forgive' is a verb; the noun form is 'forgiveness'.
❌He gave me a forgiveness for being late.
✅He gave me forgiveness for being late.
💡'forgiveness' is uncountable; do not use 'a' before it.