When someone in authority is lenient, they are not as strict or severe as expected.
例句
He believes the government already is lenient with drug traffickers...他認(rèn)為政府對毒販已經(jīng)很寬容了。Professor Oswald takes a sightly more lenient view.奧斯瓦爾德教授的觀點(diǎn)稍微溫和些。
英漢詞典釋義
adv.
溫和地,仁慈地,寬大的（尤指執(zhí)法或懲罰時(shí)）
Many people believe reckless drivers are treated too leniently.許多人認(rèn)為對那些橫沖直撞的司機(jī)的處置過于寬大。
英英詞典釋義
Adverb
1. in a permissively lenient manner;
"he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime"