動詞 relent:

1. give in, as to influence or pressure
   同義詞：yield, soften

1. The police will not relent in their fight against crime.
   警方在跟犯罪分子的斗爭中決不手軟。
2. At first she threatened to dismiss us all, but later she relented.
   起初她威脅要解雇我們所有的人，但是后來她態(tài)度軟化了。

re.lent

v.（動詞）
re.lent.ed,re.lent.ing,re.lents
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To become more lenient, compassionate, or forgiving.See Synonyms at yield
發(fā)慈悲：變得更加溫和，寬容參見 yield
v.tr.Obsolete （及物動詞）【廢語】
To cause to slacken or abate.
收斂：使放松或廢除
To cause to soften in attitude or temper.
變溫和：使態(tài)度或脾氣溫和

來源：
Middle English relenten [to melt]
中古英語 relenten [熔化]
from Anglo-Norman relenter
源自 英法語 relenter
from relent [damp]
源自 relent [使潮濕]
Latin re- [re-]
拉丁語 re- [前綴re-]
Latin lentus [sticky, slow]
拉丁語 lentus [感情脆弱的，慢的]