汉英词典
MEANING OF 网开三面
to leave the net open on three sides (idiom); let the caged bird fly / to give one's opponent a way out / lenient treatment
Remove the poultry nets on three sides / Metaphor adopts a forgiving attitude and gives people a way out
《史记．殷本纪》"汤出，见野张网四面，祝曰'自天下四方，皆入吾网。'汤曰'嘻，尽之矣!'乃去其三面，祝曰'欲左，左;欲右，右。不用命，乃入吾网。'诸侯闻之，曰'汤德至矣，及禽兽。'"后因以"网开三面"喻法令宽大，恩泽遍施。
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