어원 : len-; lens-; lent-= bend
lenient a. 너그러운 (lenient punishment)
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merciful
clement
sparing
forgiving
forbearing
tolerant
moderate
charitable
humane
indulgent
easygoing
magnanimous
sympathetic
compassionate
pitying
kind
mid 17th century (in lenient (sense 2)): from Latin lenient- ‘soothing’, from the verb lenire, from lenis ‘mild, gentle’.
relent v. 누그러지다 (He relented somewhat. *re-= against)
Similar:
change one's mind
do a U-turn
backpedal
back down
give way
give in
capitulate
yield
accede
late Middle English (in the sense ‘dissolve, melt’): based on Latin re- ‘back’ + lentare ‘to bend’ (from lentus ‘flexible’)
relentless a. 끈질긴 (relentless humming of mosquitoes *-less= without cf. stainless)
lens n. 렌즈 (the objective lens)
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