资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Clemency \Clem"en*cy\, n.; pl. {Clemencies}. [L. clementia, fr.
   clemens mild, calm.]
   1. Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness
      of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy.

            Great clemency and tender zeal toward their
            subjects.                             --Stowe.

            They had applied for the royal clemency. --Macaulay.

   2. Mildness or softness of the elements; as, the clemency of
      the season.

   Syn: Mildness; tenderness; indulgence; lenity; mercy;
        gentleness; compassion; kindness.