Old English forgiefnes, forgifennys "pardon, forgiveness, indulgence," from past participle of forgifan (see forgive) + -ness. Contracted from *forgiven-ness. Middle English also had forgift (early 14c.).
雙語例句
1. Friendship means understanding, not agreement. It means forgiveness, not forgetting.It means the memories last, even if contact is lost.
友情是理解，不是妥協(xié)；是原諒，不是遺忘。即使不聯(lián)系，感情依然在。
來自金山詞霸 每日一句
2. It was an incredible display of motherly love and forgiveness.
那是慈母般關(guān)愛與寬容的了不起的表現(xiàn)。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The next day he'd be full of contrition, weeping and begging forgiveness.
第二天，他就會懊悔不已，哭著乞求原諒。
來自柯林斯例句
4. They dropped to their knees and begged forgiveness.