[mass noun]the action or process of forgiving or being forgiven 原谅,饶恕,宽恕 she is quick to ask forgiveness when she has overstepped the line. 她一违规就会忙不迭地请求原谅。
语源
Old English forgiefenes, from forgiefen (past participle of forgiefan 'forgive') + the noun suffix -nes