extenuation

 
[ɪks'tenjʊ'eɪʃən]     [ɪk'stenjʊ'eɪʃən]    
  • n. 酌量減輕;減輕
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extenuation的英文翻譯是什麼意思,詞典釋義與在線翻譯:

英英釋義

Noun:
  1. a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances

  2. to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious

extenuation的用法和樣例:

例句

用作名詞 (n.)
  1. The lawyer pleaded his client's youth in extenuation of the crime.
    律師以其當事人年少為由請求減輕其罪行。
  2. We will be guilty of criminal negligence, without extenuation, if we permit future famines.
    如果我們允許未來的飢荒發生,我們就是在犯罪,而且沒有什麼能減輕我們的罪責。

經典引文

  • Some excuse, some theory in extenuation of his behaviour, is..urgently needed.

    出自: P. G. Wodehouse

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