英
[ɪks'tenjʊeɪt]
美
[ɪk'stenjʊˌeɪt]
- vt. <古>減輕; 使人原諒; 使變瘦
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extenuate的英文翻譯是什麼意思,詞典釋義與在線翻譯:
英英釋義
Verb:
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lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of;
"The circumstances extenuate the crime"
extenuate的用法和樣例:
例句
- Because of extenuating circumstances, the court acquitted him of the crime.
因考慮到情有可原,法庭判他無罪。 - Nothing can extenuate such appalling behavior.
這種駭人聽聞的行徑罪不可恕。
經典引文
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The prisoner's age and previous good character were extenuating circumstances.
出自: B. Bainbridge