- condone
[condone 词源字典]
- condone: see date
[condone etymology, condone origin, 英语词源] - 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.