forgivable

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forgivable — 形容詞

  • forgivablepositive
  • more forgivablecomparative
  • most forgivablesuperlative

1. A mistake or action that is forgivable is not serious enough to stay angry about

1.形容詞B2
釋義

可原諒的

過失不嚴重，可理解並原諒

A mistake or action that is forgivable is not serious enough to stay angry about, especially when you understand the reason it happened.

例句

Elena's mistake was forgivable because she had only been on the job for a week.

Elena 的錯誤是可原諒的，因為她才剛上工一個星期。

Being twenty minutes late is not a forgivable offence in most offices.

在多數辦公室，遲到二十分鐘並不是可原諒的過失。

collocation: forgivable offence

常見搭配
  • forgivable mistake
  • forgivable error
  • forgivable offence
  • forgivable flaw
  • a barely forgivable remark
  • a perfectly forgivable delay
同義詞
  • excusable

    More common in everyday speech; very close in meaning to forgivable

  • pardonable

    More formal; often used in legal or moral contexts

  • understandable

    Focuses on the reason being clear rather than on forgiveness itself

反義詞
  • unforgivable

    The direct opposite; describes something too serious to forgive

  • inexcusable

    Emphasises that no acceptable reason exists

  • unpardonable

    Stronger and more formal; suggests a serious moral failure

文法句型

forgivable + noun

be + forgivable

用法筆記

Describes an action, mistake, or flaw — not a person directly. Common noun partners include mistake, error, offence, flaw. Often modified by adverbs: barely, easily, perfectly, hardly.

常見錯誤

He was forgivable for forgetting the meeting.
His mistake was forgivable.
'forgivable' describes the action or mistake, not the person.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • forgivable mistake
  • forgivable error
  • forgivable offence
  • forgivable flaw
  • forgivable sin

副詞搭配

  • barely forgivable
  • easily forgivable
  • perfectly forgivable
  • hardly forgivable

常用片語

  • a forgivable lapse in judgement