pardon
pardon — 動詞
- pardonpresent simple I / you / we / they
- pardons3rd person singular
- pardoning-ing form
- pardonedpast simple
1. to stop being annoyed with someone for a small mistake or rudeness, especially a
原諒；見諒
客氣地請對方別介意小過失
to stop being annoyed with someone for a small mistake or rudeness, especially as a polite way of softening what you say next.
Pardon me for interrupting, but your taxi to the airport is waiting outside.
請見諒打擾，您要去機場的計程車已經在外面等了。
pardon me for + -ing as polite preface
You must pardon Grandma if she calls you by the wrong name.
如果奶奶叫錯你的名字，你一定要原諒她。
pardon + someone + if-clause
Marcus asked Lina to pardon his rude comment at dinner the night before.
Marcus 請 Lina 原諒他前一晚在晚餐時的無禮發言。
pardon + possessive + noun (small offense)
Please pardon the mess in the kitchen; we are still unpacking boxes.
請見諒廚房一團亂，我們還在拆箱子。
pardon + noun (object = the offense itself)
Pardon my French, but that referee was completely useless today.
恕我說句髒話，今天那個裁判真的有夠爛。
fixed phrase 'pardon my French' before mild swearing
- pardon me
- pardon my interruption
- pardon the mess
- pardon my French
- you'll have to pardon
- blame
the opposite move: holding someone responsible instead of letting it pass
文法句型
pardon + someone
pardon + someone + for + -ing
用法筆記
Frequently appears in fixed polite formulas: 'pardon me', 'pardon my French', 'if you'll pardon the expression'. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is everyday social politeness and never involves courts or official punishment.
常見錯誤
2. (of a head of state, governor, or court) to use legal power to free someone from
特赦；赦免
由國家權力正式免除某人的刑罰
(of a head of state, governor, or court) to use legal power to free someone from the punishment given for a crime, so that the conviction no longer applies.
The president pardoned three soldiers who had been jailed for refusing to fight.
總統特赦了三名因拒絕參戰而入獄的軍人。
subject = head of state; object = convicted person
After new evidence came to light, the governor agreed to pardon the wrongly convicted nurse.
新證據出現後，州長同意赦免那名遭誤判的護理師。
pardon + someone after new evidence
Two protesters were pardoned and walked free from the prison gates that morning.
兩名抗議者獲得赦免，當天早上自監獄大門走了出來。
passive: be pardoned
Queen Anne pardoned the young pirate on the condition that he never returned to sea.
Anne 女王赦免了那名年輕海盜，條件是他不得再出海。
pardon + someone + on the condition that...
The court has no power to pardon offenders once the sentence has begun.
刑期一旦開始，法院就無權再赦免犯人。
negative: cannot/has no power to pardon
- pardon a prisoner
- pardon the convicted
- pardon protesters
- be officially pardoned
- pardon and release
文法句型
pardon + someone
be pardoned (by + authority)
用法筆記
Subject is almost always a president, monarch, governor, or court — not a private individual. Frequently passive ('was pardoned'). Distinguish from sense 1: this sense always involves a real conviction and the formal cancelling of a state penalty.
常見錯誤
pardon — 名詞
- pardonsingular
- pardonsplural
1. a decision by a state authority that frees a convicted person from the rest of t
特赦令；赦免
免除刑罰的官方決定或文件
a decision by a state authority that frees a convicted person from the rest of their punishment, or the official document that records this decision.
Lawyers spent five years fighting for a pardon for the wrongly jailed teacher.
律師團花了五年為那位被冤枉入獄的老師爭取特赦。
fight for a pardon (campaign sense)
The governor granted a full pardon to the elderly farmer on Christmas Eve.
州長在聖誕夜對那位年邁農夫頒發了完全赦免。
grant a full pardon to + person
Carlos received a presidential pardon two weeks before his sentence was due to end.
Carlos 在刑期結束前兩週收到了總統特赦令。
presidential pardon as fixed collocation
The signed pardon arrived at the prison just hours before the execution was set to begin.
署名的特赦令在死刑執行前數小時送達監獄。
the pardon as physical document
Without a pardon from the king, the rebel leaders would face long prison terms.
若沒有國王的赦免令，叛亂首領將面臨長期牢獄之災。
without a pardon (negative condition)
- grant a pardon
- receive a pardon
- presidential pardon
- royal pardon
- full pardon
- conditional pardon
- seek a pardon
- sentence
the punishment itself, which a pardon cancels
- conviction
the legal finding of guilt that a pardon can lift
文法句型
a pardon for + crime/person
grant/receive a pardon
用法筆記
Most often appears with verbs like 'grant', 'receive', 'seek', 'issue', 'sign'. Modifiers signal the source of the pardon: 'presidential pardon', 'royal pardon', 'full pardon' (no conditions), 'conditional pardon' (with strings attached).
常見錯誤
pardon — 感嘆詞
1. a polite way of asking someone to say their last words again because you didn't
請再說一次
禮貌請對方重述方才的話
a polite way of asking someone to say their last words again because you didn't catch or understand them.
Pardon? The traffic was so loud I missed what you just said.
請再說一次？車聲太吵，我沒聽清楚你剛才說什麼。
Pardon? as standalone request to repeat
I beg your pardon, did you say platform nine or platform ten?
不好意思請再說一次，您剛才說的是九號月台還是十號月台？
I beg your pardon + clarifying question
Pardon me, could you repeat the last part of the address more slowly?
不好意思，可以請您把地址的最後一段再慢慢說一遍嗎？
Pardon me, could you...? polite request
Lina leaned closer to her grandfather and said, "Pardon? I didn't quite catch that."
Lina 靠近爺爺說：「再說一次好嗎？我剛才沒聽清楚。」
spoken form in narrative
- Pardon?
- I beg your pardon?
- Pardon me?
- sorry?
casual British equivalent; same function with rising tone
- excuse me?
preferred in American English for the same purpose
- what?
blunt and informal; can sound rude in formal settings
文法句型
Pardon?
I beg your pardon?
用法筆記
Said with rising intonation, like a question. More common in British than American English; American speakers more often say 'Excuse me?' or 'Sorry?'. Style guides note that some speakers find 'Pardon?' more genteel than 'What?', which can sound blunt.
常見錯誤
2. a sharp reply showing you are shocked or annoyed by what the other person has ju
你說什麼！
對方所說令人不悅時的反問
a sharp reply showing you are shocked or annoyed by what the other person has just said, often demanding that they reconsider it.
I beg your pardon! That is the rudest thing anyone has said to me all week.
你說什麼！這是這禮拜我聽過最沒禮貌的一句話。
I beg your pardon! showing offence
Pardon me? You are not seriously asking me to pay for your broken phone.
你說什麼？你不會是真的要我賠你那支壞掉的手機吧。
Pardon me? as indignant challenge
When the waiter called her "young lady", Aunt Rosa snapped, "I beg your pardon!"
服務生叫她「小姐」時，Aunt Rosa 馬上回嗆：「你說什麼！」
in dialogue, sharp falling tone
Pardon? Did you really just call my cooking dog food in front of the guests?
你說什麼？你剛才真的當著客人的面說我的菜像狗食？
Pardon? + repeat-the-insult challenge
- I beg your pardon!
- Pardon me?
- excuse me?
very common American equivalent with the same indignant tone
- what did you say?
more direct; often the next line after 'I beg your pardon!'
文法句型
I beg your pardon!
Pardon me!
用法筆記
Distinguished from sense 1 by tone (sharp, often falling on 'pardon') and context — the speaker has heard perfectly well and is challenging what was said. 'I beg your pardon!' with an exclamation mark is the most typical written form for this sense.
常見錯誤
同根字
- pardonable形容詞C2
- unpardonable形容詞C2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- presidential pardon
- royal pardon
- full pardon
- conditional pardon
- pardon me
- pardon my French
副詞搭配
- officially pardon
- fully pardon
- posthumously pardon
常用片語
- I beg your pardon
- if you'll pardon the expression
- grant a pardon
- seek a pardon
- pardon the interruption
介系詞搭配
- pardon for (a crime/offence)
- pardon from (a king/president)