| 词汇 | venial |
| 释义 | venial adjective formaluk /ˈviː.ni.əl/ us /ˈviː.ni.əl/ If a wrong action is venial, it is not serious and therefore easy to forgive: （错误行为）轻微的，可以原谅的 a venial sin/error可恕的小罪／小错误 Synonym forgivable Note:Do not confuse with venal. Religious concepts: sin commit immortal mortal sin original sin penance purification simony sin sinful sinfully sinfulness sinless sinlessly sinner the seven deadly sins trespass trespasser venially You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Of little or less importance Examples of venialvenial Similarly, simple venial mistakes or lapses in professionalism may be distinguished from those egregiously unprofessional behaviors that warrant serious remediation or dismissal. By contrast to these venial excesses, the number of striking omissions is small. The edition is not without its share of venial editorial slips. His only offence and a 'very venial' one, was infringing territorial waters, for which he would suffer by confiscation if caught. Nor does his capacity indicate anything more than venial thoughtlessness. On the other hand, it might be that the first refusal was very trivial and venial and might be met by a penalty of £2 or £3. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The most serious crimes are punished by hard labour, and the more venial crimes by imprisonment in the second division. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In all the circumstances, in all the baffling and perplexing uncertainties of these years, this may seem to historians a venial fault. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think this is hardly even a venial crime since they are not asking for public money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I refer to cases when the courts refused to convict when the penalty for some venial offence of stealing was capital. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a matter of fact this particular offence was a very venial one and will be amply compensated for by damages in a civil case. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To use the language of theology, proof merely of venial sin will not suffice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If it is not presumptuous to say so, it was a venial offence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is, rather, a purgatory where the nations may be cleansed of their venial sins of nationalism by learning the disciplines of co-operation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the eyes of some of my colleagues, incompetence passes for a venial sin. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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