饶恕

• 拼音: ráo shù
• 汉字拆解: 饶 = 食 + 尧 (generous mercy); 恕 = 如 + 心 (as if + heart — empathising and therefore forgiving)

含义

To forgive; to pardon; to consciously absolve someone of wrongdoing and release resentment or the right to punish.

More formal, weighty, and emotionally significant than 原谅. Common in literary, religious, and formal legal contexts. 请求饶恕 (seek forgiveness) and 予以饶恕 (grant pardon) are standard collocations. Often implies the wrongdoing was serious.

例句

1. 经过漫长的心理挣扎，她终于选择饶恕了那个曾经深深伤害过她的人，从此放下了多年的怨恨。
2. 在临终前，老人请求子女饶恕他年轻时因事业而忽视家庭所犯的过错。
3. 是否应当饶恕罪大恶极的罪犯，是道德哲学中长久以来争论不休的深刻命题。

用法指南

语境: moral philosophy, religion, literature, personal relationships

语气: solemn

正确说法

• 宗教文本中常以饶恕的主题提醒信徒，宽容他人的过错是精神成长的重要一步。(Religious texts frequently use the theme of forgiveness to remind believers that tolerating others' faults is an important step in spiritual growth.)
• 受害者家属在法庭上公开表示无法饶恕被告，并强烈要求法院依法予以最严厉的判处。(The victim's family publicly stated in court that they could not forgive the defendant, and strongly demanded that the court impose the most severe sentence permitted by law.)

错误说法

• 我饶恕了他来晚了 — use 我原谅了他迟到; 饶恕 implies forgiving a serious moral wrong, not minor social inconveniences like being late

起源与历史

饶 (spare/mercy) + 恕 (forgive) — to spare someone and consciously forgive their wrongdoing

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal