lenity

英 ['lenɪtɪ] 美['lɛnəti]
  • n. 慈悲;宽大处理;宽大的行为

词态变化


复数: lenities;

英文词源


lenity (n.)
"softness," early 15c., from Middle French lénité or directly from Latin lenitatem (nominative lenitas), from lenis "soft, mild" (see lenient).