To give benefit of doubt”的用法及8个例句

“To give benefit of doubt”的意思，是指你在对某人产生怀疑时，因为没有足够的证据，因此仍决定相信对方的清白。而这句话在不同情况下使用，意思也略有不同。

特地整理出了 8 组例句。相信你看过之后，也能将这句话活用在生活及写作中！

依照不同的场合使用，”To give benefit of doubt”有「宁愿放过也不愿错杀」、「姑且相信」、「这次就先放你一马」等意思。以下是一些例句：

ex 1. When Mary didn’t do her homework, the teacher didn’t give her the benefit of doubt and decided to punish her.

当Mary没有写功课时，老师可没暂且放过她─老师决定要惩罚她。

ex 2. When she saw her husband talking over the phone very secretly, Samantha gave him the benefit of doubt rather than suspecting him.

当Samantha发现她丈夫偷偷地讲电话时，她选择相信他，而不是怀疑他。

ex 3. Even though Sarah was unsure about the claims made by the anti-ageing cream, she decided to give it the benefit of doubt and bought it.

儘管Sarah并不确定这个抗老乳霜宣称的效果是真是假，她还是决定给它一个机会，买下它。

ex 4. Sally’s colleagues are tired of giving her the benefit of doubt whenever she calls in sick. They no longer believe it to be genuine.

Sally的同事厌倦了每次她打电话说自己生病时都配合她─他们不再相信她说的是真的了。

ex 5. While narrating her experience with ghosts, Juliet refused to believe it and didn’t bother giving her friend the benefit of doubt.

在描述那些灵异经历时，Juliet拒绝相信，但也并没干涉朋友们给予的善意的信任。

ex 6. When mother realized that her daughter had developed the habit of smoking, she refused to listen to any justifications and didn’t give her daughter the benefit of doubt.

当发现女儿养成抽淤的习惯时，这位母亲拒绝听任何理由，也没打算姑且放她女儿一马。

ex 7. To save a few bucks, Michelle had to give the store keeper the benefit of doubt while buying her new phone from the grey market.

为了省点钱，Michelle不得不姑且相信商家，从未经商标拥有者授权的市场购买她的新手机。

ex 8. When the coach yelled at his team for no reason, they didn’t react as they knew he was disturbed about something and gave him the benefit of doubt that day.

当教练突然毫无来由地对队伍叫骂时，队员没有任何反应─因他们知道他对于某件事感到烦扰，并选择相信，而不愿怪罪。