condone

vt. 宽恕；赦免

中文词源

condone 原谅

con-, 强调。-don, 给予，词源同donate, date. 即完全给予的，原谅的，比较pardon.

condone: condone: see date
condone (v.): 1857, from Latin condonare "to give up, remit, permit," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + donare "to give" (see donation). Originally a legal term in the Matrimonial Causes Act, which made divorce a civil matter in Britain. Related: Condoned; condoning.

1. condone 的构词逻辑与 forgive, pardon 如出一辙、原理相同。