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　

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。

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。

noun

verb

The government declared an amnesty for all political prisoners.
政府宣布特赦所有政治犯。
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。
The US embassy urged the government to grant an amnesty to all political prisoners.
美国大使馆催促政府准予对所有政治犯进行大赦。
The government refused to declare an amnesty for people who had not paid the disputed tax.
政府拒绝对未交纳那项有异议的税款的人宣布赦免。
He is being viewed by Amnesty as a prisoner of conscience.
他被大赦组织视为政治犯。
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 king decreed a general amnesty.
国王颁布了大赦令。
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。
An imperial edict was given for a general amnesty.
下诏大赦天下。
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。