amnesty

英 [ˈæm.nə.sti]      美 [ˈæm.nə.sti]
  • n. 大赦,特赦
  • vt. 对…实行大赦
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1. a- "not" + mnest- + -y.
2. => forgetfulness (of wrong), pardon of past offenses.
3. 历史上第一个实行大赦的人据说是一位古希腊将军,他说他愿意宽恕、赦免他的敌人,从此不念旧恶、忘却过去,因此该词的含义是由“忘却”引申而来。
amnesty 大赦

前缀a-, 无,没有。Zero-grade词根mn, 记忆,同mind. 此处用以指法律术语。

amnesty (n.)
"pardon of past offenses," 1570s, from French amnestie "intentional overlooking," from Latin amnestia, from Greek amnestia "forgetfulness (of wrong); an amnesty," from a-, privative prefix, "not" (see a- (3)), + mnestis "remembrance," related to mnaomai "I remember" (see mind (n.)). As a verb, from 1809. Amnesty International founded 1961 as Appeal for Amnesty. The name was changed 1963.
1. Amnesty says there are fundamental flaws in their military justice system.
国际特赦组织称他们的军事司法体系存在着根本性的缺陷。
2. A spokesperson for Amnesty, Norma Johnston, describes some cases.
大赦国际的一名发言人诺尔马·约翰斯顿讲述了几个案例。
3. 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。
4. Amnesty workers have been barred from Sri Lanka since 1982.
从1982年起,大赦国际的工作人员就被禁止进入斯里兰卡。
5. A general amnesty for political prisoners may be in the offing.
可能即将对政治犯实行大赦。

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