单词 | excuse |
释义 | excuse[ik'skju:z]vt. 原谅, 申辩, 做为...的托辞n. 致歉, 理由, 饶恕, 借口【法】 原谅, 宽恕, 赦免相关词组:excuse oneself from...in excuse of... excuse ex.cuse AHD: [¹k-sky›z“] D.J. [!k6skju8z]K.K. [!k6skjuz]AHD: [¹k-sky›s“] v.tr.(及物动词) ex.cused,ex.cus.ing,ex.cus.es 1. 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):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2. To seek to remove the blame from:要求原谅:试图免于被…责备:She excused herself for being late.她为她的迟到辩解3. To grant pardon to; forgive:宽恕;原谅:We quickly excused the latecomer.我们很快原谅了迟到者4. To make allowance for; overlook:许可;宽容:Readers must excuse the author's youth and inexperience.See Synonyms at &b{forgive} 读者必须宽恕作者的年轻和缺乏经验参见 forgive5. To serve as justification for:证明为正当的:Brilliance does not excuse bad manners.才华不能成为无礼行为的正当理由6. To free, as from an obligation or duty; exempt:免除责任:使免除责任或义务;免除: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7. To give permission to leave; release:准许离开;放开: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)1. 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2. A reason or grounds for excusing:开脱的原因或根据:Ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law.无知不能成为违反法律的理由3. The act of excusing.辩护行为4. A note explaining an absence.请假条:解释缺席的字条5. Informal An inferior example:【非正式用语】 拙劣样品:a poor excuse for a poet; a sorry excuse for a car.拙劣的诗;蹩脚汽车语源:1. Middle English excusen 中古英语 excusen 2. from Old French excuser 源自 古法语 excuser 3. from Latin exc&9{¿s³re} 源自 拉丁语 exc&9{¿s³re} 4. ex- [ex-] ex- [前缀,表‘前任的,从前的”] 5. causa [accusation] * see cause causa [指责] *参见 cause继承用法:excus“able adj.(形容词)excus“ableness n.(名词)excus“ably adv.(副词)excus“er n.(名词) |
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