When someone in authority is lenient, they are not as strict or severe as expected.
例句
He believes the government already is lenient with drug traffickers...他认为政府对毒贩已经很宽容了。Professor Oswald takes a sightly more lenient view.奥斯瓦尔德教授的观点稍微温和些。
英汉词典释义
adj.
(惩罚或执法时)宽大的,宽容的,仁慈的
The judge was lenient with him.法官对他很宽大。
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. tolerant or lenient;
"indulgent parents risk spoiling their children""procedures are lax and discipline is weak""too soft on the children"