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
adv.
温和地,仁慈地,宽大的(尤指执法或惩罚时)
Many people believe reckless drivers are treated too leniently.许多人认为对那些横冲直撞的司机的处置过于宽大。
英英词典释义
Adverb
1. in a permissively lenient manner;
"he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime"