单词 | extenuate |
释义 | [/ɪkˈstenjueɪt; ɪkˋstɛnjʊˏet/] v [Tn] (fml esp law 文, 尤用於法律) make (wrongdoing) less serious (by providing an excuse) (提出藉口或理由)使(罪过)的严重性减轻: Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour. 这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕. * Because of extenuating circumstances (ie facts taken into consideration that might be regarded as an excuse), the court acquitted him of the crime. 因考虑到情有可原, 法庭判他无罪. |
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