amnesty

英 [ˈæmnəsti]

美 [ˈæmnəsti]

n.  (对政治犯的)赦免，大赦; 赦免期(此期间交代罪行或交出武器可获赦免)
vt.  对…实行大赦; 赦免

复数：amnesties　过去分词：amnestied　现在分词：amnestying　过去式：amnestied　第三人称单数：amnesties　

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Collins.2 / BNC.5511 / COCA.10562

牛津词典

noun

• （对政治犯的）赦免，大赦
  an official statement that allows people who have been put in prison for crimes against the state to go free
  1. The president granted a general amnesty for all political prisoners.
     总统大赦了所有的政治犯。
• 赦免期（此期间交代罪行或交出武器可获赦免）
  a period of time during which people can admit to a crime or give up weapons without being punished
  1. 2 000 knives have been handed in during the month-long amnesty.
     在一个月的赦免期中交出了2 000把刀。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 赦免；大赦
  Anamnestyis an official pardon granted to a group of prisoners by the state.
  1. Activists who were involved in crimes of violence will not automatically be granted amnesty.
     参与暴力犯罪的激进分子将不会自动得到赦免。
• N-COUNT 赦免期限（此期间交代罪行或交出武器可获赦免）
  Anamnestyis a period of time during which people can admit to a crime or give up weapons without being punished.
  1. The government has announced an immediate amnesty for rebel fighters.
     政府已对叛乱士兵宣布了即刻生效的赦免期限。

英英释义

noun

• the formal act of liberating someone
  Synonym:pardonfree pardon
• a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
  Synonym:pardon
• a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment

verb

• grant a pardon to (a group of people)

双语例句

• Two years later, the Cuban government issued an amnesty, freeing him and many others.
  两年后古巴政府宣布大赦，释放了卡斯特罗和其它其他人。
• When Emperor Wen first came to the throne, a general amnesty was proclaimed to the empire.
  文帝初立，大赦天下。
• The government declared an amnesty for all political prisoners.
  政府宣布特赦所有政治犯。
• Digital tools have eliminated that amnesty.
  然而，数字工具已经导致了这种遗忘功能、这种人类对尴尬窘境自我特赦本能的消失。
• Brazil, by contrast, has kept an amnesty law passed in1979.
  相反，巴西保留了1979年通过的特赦法案。
• The previous major amnesty of illegal entrants in the1980's was not forgotten in the immigrant communities.
  前曾在二十世纪八十年代对非法徙入者的大赦并未在移民群体中被遗忘。
• Today you went hard left with an amnesty program for illegal aliens.
  今天你又对非法移民发出了特赦法案。
• Amnesty International considers him a prisoner of conscience and seeks his release.
  国际特赦组织认为他是一名良心犯，并寻求使他获释。
• The Council will not be as strong as Amnesty International had hoped.
  议会不会像国际特赦组织期待的那麽强大。
• And I believe that we can soon make the decision and sign a decree granting him amnesty.
  我相信我们很快将做出决定，签署赦免令。