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VERB
原谅;饶恕;宽恕
If you forgive someone who has done something bad or wrong, you stop being angry with them and no longer want to punish them.
例句
Hopefully she'll understand and forgive you, if she really loves you...
如果她真的爱你的话，希望她会理解并原谅你。
She'd find a way to forgive him for the theft of the money...
她会让自己原谅他偷钱的行为的。
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V-PASSIVE
情有可原
If you say that someone could be forgiven for doing something, you mean that they were wrong or mistaken, but not seriously, because many people would have done the same thing in those circumstances.
例句
Looking at the figures, you could be forgiven for thinking the recession is already over...
看看这些数字，难怪你会觉得经济衰退已经结束了。
If the research which enticed them to Britain is removed, they can be forgiven for feeling betrayed.
如果吸引他们来到英国的研究项目被取消了，他们感觉遭到了背叛也是情有可原的。
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VERB
(用于礼貌用语或道歉语中)请原谅/恕我无知
Forgive is used in polite expressions and apologies like 'forgive me' and 'forgive my ignorance' when you are saying or doing something that might seem rude, silly, or complicated.
例句
Forgive me, I don't mean to insult you...
请原谅，我并非有意侮辱你。
I do hope you'll forgive me but I've got to leave...
我真的非常抱歉，我得走了。
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VERB
免除(债务)
If an organization such as a bank forgives someone's debt, they agree not to ask for that money to be repaid.
例句
The American Congress has agreed to forgive Egypt's military debt.
美国国会同意免除埃及的军事债务。