汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 姑息養奸
姑息養奸 (姑息养奸)
to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
姑息 For peace, tolerance without principle / 养 Encourage / 奸 Bad things / Tolerance without principle will only encourage bad people to do evil
由于过分宽容而助长坏人坏事。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

即使某些有争议的政客说服州选举法庭通过他们的候选人报名,选民们也不会轻易姑息养奸

Even if some of the questioned politicians persuade state electoral courts to register their candidacies, the voters may be less forgiving.

街上一个可怜的小男孩求我们给点吃的,但我们发现自己是在姑息养奸,因为他偷走我的钱包就跑了。

A poor little boy on the street begged us to get him something to eat. But we found we had nursed a viper in our bosom because he stole my wallet and ran away.