excuse sb in view of the circumstances ❍ 万一幸而遇着宽厚的道德家，有时也可以～，许他一个烈字。(《鲁迅选集》 Ⅱ—6) She has one chance in ten thousand of finding a generous moralist who may excuse her in view of the cir cumstances and grant her the title"chaste".
略迹原情lüè jì yuán qínɡ
不计较表面事实，从情理上加以原谅。forget sb.’s past error and forgive him