| 釋義 |
坦tǎnⅠ ? ? (平) level; smooth; flat: 平 ~ smooth; level ? (坦白) candid; frank; open: 君子 ~ 蕩蕩。 A gentleman is open and poised. ? (心里安定) calm; composed Ⅱ ? (姓氏) a surname: ~ 中庸 Tan Zhongyong ◆坦白 honest; frank; candid; 坦白從寬 Tell the truth and you will receive a lighter sentence.; 坦白從寬, 抗拒從嚴(yán) Leniency to [for] those who confess, severity to [for] those who resist.; Anyone who comes clean gets treated with leniency, anyone who holds back the truth gets treated harshly.; lenient if they come clean, stern if they don't; leniency towards those who confess [acknowledge] their crimes and [but] severe punishment of those who (stubbornly) refuse to do so; Those who own up are leniently treat ̄ed, those who don't are severely treated.; 坦白交代 make a clean breast of (one's crimes); 坦白自首 surrender and confess one's crimes; 坦蕩 broad and level; large-hearted; magnanimous; bighearted; broad- minded; 坦克 {軍} tank; [美俚] hell buggy |