venial
adjective /ˈviːniəl/
/ˈviːniəl/
[usually before noun] (formal)- (of a sin or mistake
) not very serious and therefore able to be forgiven罪过或错误 轻微而可原谅的 - a venial sin
可赦之罪
Collocations DictionaryVenial is used with these nouns:- sin
词源Middle English: via Old French from late Latin venialis, from venia ‘forgiveness’. - a venial sin