| 释义 |
give sb the benefit of the doubt to accept what someone tells you even though you think they may be wrong or lying, but you cannot be sure虽有怀疑但还是相信某人，姑且相信某人:•The referee gave him the benefit of the doubt.裁判员虽有怀疑，但还是没有判他犯规。give sb the ˌbenefit of the ˈdoubtto accept that sb has told the truth or has not done sth wrong because you cannot prove that they have not（在证据不足的情况下）假定某人说实话，假定某人没有错give sb the benefit of the doubt对(某人的过错等)作善意的解释;(在无充分证据下)给某人虽可疑但无罪的处理：Since there is no sufficient evidence，that judge gives him the benefit of the doubt.由于证据不足，法官给那人以虽可疑但无罪的处理。 |