英:[ˈæmnəsti]
美:[ˈæmnɪsti]
英:[ˈæmnəsti]
美:[ˈæmnɪsti]
am·nes·ty
aem n sti
复数:amnesties
第三人称单数:amnesties
现在分词:amnestying
过去式:amnestied
过去分词:amnestied
noun
the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals a general amnesty
The government granted amnesty to all political prisoners.
verb
transitive verb
to grant amnesty to : to pardon (someone) officially often before a trial or conviction Traditionally, the incoming president amnesties all outstanding driving offences: during the months before an election people park even more selfishly than usual and drive at unbelievable speeds, knowing if they're caught, they'll be amnestied.—Richard Horton
Only last Thursday Mr. Clinton told the U.S. that the generals were responsible for the killings … Now, they are to be amnestied and allowed to remain in Haiti if they so wish.—A. M. Rosenthal
amnesty international国际特赦组织
1570年代,“统治当局对过去罪行的赦免”,源自法语 amnistie “故意忽视”(16世纪),源自拉丁语 amnestia,源自希腊语 amnestia “遗忘(尤指错误); 大赦”,源自 amnestos “被遗忘的; 健忘的”,源自 a- “不”(见 a-(3))+ mnestis “记忆”,与 mnaomai “我记得”相关(源自 PIE 词根 *men-(1)“思考”)。
通常特指政府对某类违法行为的赦免或赦免提议。自1809年起用作动词。相关词汇: Amnestied。非政府组织 Amnesty International 成立于1961年,旨在呼吁关注良心犯的困境,最初名为 Appeal for Amnesty,于1963年更名。
赦免
大赦
Noun borrowed from Latin amnēstia, borrowed from Greek amnēstía "forgetfulness, oblivion, deliberate overlooking of past offenses," from amnēstós "forgotten, forgetful" (from a- a- >entry 2 + mnēstós "memorable," verbal adjective of mnáomai, mnâsthai "to be mindful of" and mimnḗskomai, mimnḗskesthai "to call to mind, remember") + -ia -y >entry 2 — more at mind >entry 1 Verb derivative of amnesty >entry 1
The first known use of amnesty was in 1580
amnionnoun
a thin membrane forming a closed sac about the embryo or fetus of a reptile, bird, or mammal and containing a watery fluid in which the embryo or fetus is immersed
amniocentesisnoun
the procedure of inserting a hollow needle through the wall of the abdomen and into the uterus of a pregnant female to withdraw a sample of the fluid surrounding the fetus that is used to find out its sex and especially to check for abnormal chromosomes which may predict a birth defect
amnestynoun
the granting of pardon (as by a government) to a large number of persons
1 If they had been given amnesty, I would be confident that that would have been enough for the prisoners.
2 A generous amnesty succeeded in preventing any further bloodshed among Athenians.
随后施行了慷慨的大赦,防止更多的雅典人流血。
3 Amnesty alleges that in some cases detainees were severely beaten to force them to confess.
特赦组织宣称,被囚禁的村民遭到了严刑逼供,被迫对一些案件认了罪.
4 Did rumors of amnesty influence your decision to enter the U.S.A.
特赦的传闻影响你此次闯进美国的决定吗?
5 Mr. Houghton suggests creating an amnesty of sorts for collectors who post facts and photos about potentially contested artifacts on a “credible and neutral” database.
6 Opponents, including many Republican lawmakers, called it a massive amnesty plan.
包括很多共和党议员在内的反对者,则称这项规定是大规模的赦免计划。
7 The political exiles returned home under an amnesty.
流放的政治犯根据大赦令回到家园.
8 Some people amnestied in the past could face legal action in the future.
过去被赦免的某些人以后仍可能被起诉.
9 The government gave amnesty to all political prisoners.
10 The amnesty was controversial, however, because it also applied to former torturers.
不过赦免是有争议的,因为这也同样适用于那些先前的刑讯实施者。
11 He then aligned himself with Osama bin Laden and organized bombings and assassinations in Jordan that landed him in jail until an amnesty in 1999.
12 Most political prisoners were freed under the terms of the amnesty.
大多数政治犯按大赦条例被释放了.
13 A general amnesty for political prisoners may be in the offing.
可能即将对政治犯实行大赦。
14 Yet Amnesty no longer makes the splash it used to in the rich world.
然而Amnesty不再像过去在富人世界那样炫耀了。
15 Ask presumingly, why to want amnesty?
冒昧问一句, 为什么想要大赦?
16 Most are released but Amnesty International says some are retained and recruited to fight.
这些人多数都会被放回来,但是国际特赦组织说,也有些人会被留下,被召募加入作战行列.
17 And judging by recent civil war movies, there is no amnesty in sight.
18 The amnesty he is pursuing means a certain kind of freedom, freedom from humiliation, freedom from the control of others.
19 Although the Bush administration talks about legalizing some Mexicans with a guest worker program, there is opposition to another amnesty, and the number of Mexicans illegally living in the United States continues to soar.
20 The government has announced an immediate amnesty for rebel fighters.
政府已经宣布了一个对叛军战士的即刻赦免时段。