1. forgive vt. 原谅;宽恕
please forgive me—I didn’t mean to be rude.
I’ll never forgive you for what you have done wrong to your parents.
辨析:forgive, excuse和pardon
excuse常指原谅轻微的过错(用于问路,问事;表示失礼;纠正别人的话;在打喷嚏、打嗝时;插话;表示异议等场合的客套话)。
forgive 有很浓的个人感情色彩,语气较重。
pardon指饶恕严重过错或法律上的犯罪。
Excuse me, but I must say you are completely wrong.
The government pardoned the criminal.政府赦免了那个罪犯。
2. satisfy vt.使满足;使满意;符合(达到)标准 satisfaction n.