ex.cuse
v.tr.(及物动词)
ex.cused,ex.cus.ing,ex.cus.es
To explain (a fault or an offense) in the hope of being forgiven or understood:
辩解,托词:希望被原谅或理解而解释(过失或冒犯):
例句:
He arrived late and excused his tardiness in a flimsy manner.
他来晚了,而且还以薄弱的借口来辩解他的迟到
To seek to remove the blame from:
要求原谅:试图免于被…责备:
例句:
She excused herself for being late.
她为她的迟到辩解
To grant pardon to; forgive:
宽恕;原谅:
例句:
We quickly excused the latecomer.
我们很快原谅了迟到者
To make allowance for; overlook:
许可;宽容:
例句:
Readers must excuse the author`s youth and inexperience.See Synonyms at forgive
读者必须宽恕作者的年轻和缺乏经验参见 forgive
To serve as justification for:
证明为正当的:
例句:
Brilliance does not excuse bad manners.
才华不能成为无礼行为的正当理由
To free, as from an obligation or duty; exempt:
免除责任:使免除责任或义务;免除:
例句:
In my state, physicians and lawyers are excused from jury duty.
在我看来,医生和律师都应免除当陪审团的义务
To give permission to leave; release:
准许离开;放开:
例句:
The child ate quickly and asked to be excused.
那孩子吃得很快并请求准许离开
n.(名词)
An explanation offered to justify or obtain forgiveness.
理由;藉口:为…提供理由或为获得谅解而做的解释
A reason or grounds for excusing:
开脱的原因或根据:
例句:
Ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law.
无知不能成为违反法律的理由
The act of excusing.
辩护行为
A note explaining an absence.
请假条:解释缺席的字条
Informal An inferior example:
【非正式用语】 拙劣样品:
例句:
a poor excuse for a poet; a sorry excuse for a car.
拙劣的诗;蹩脚汽车
来源:
Middle English excusen
中古英语 excusen
from Old French excuser
源自 古法语 excuser
from Latin excôs3re
源自 拉丁语 excôs3re
ex- [ex-]
ex- [前缀,表‘前任的,从前的.]
causa [accusation] * see cause
causa [指责] *参见 cause
【引伸】
excus.able
adj.(形容词)
excus.ableness
n.(名词)
excus.ably
adv.(副词)
excus.er
n.(名词)