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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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

• More than ninety prisoners have been set free so far under a government amnesty.
  目前已有90多名犯人因为一项政府特赦获得自由。
• He also called for an end to conflict and a general amnesty.
  他还呼吁结束冲突，和一般的大赦。
• 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。
• The government declared an amnesty for all political prisoners.
  政府宣布特赦所有政治犯。
• 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 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。
• It was partly through her father, former President Jimmy Carter, that he began working with Amnesty International.
  他的父亲，前总统吉米•卡特，对他产生的影响让他开始在国际特赦组织工作。
• 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。
• 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。
• Amnesty International opposes the death penalty as a violation of the right to life.
  国际特赦组织反对死刑，称其违背了生命权。