| 释义 |
extenuation noun [ C or U ] formal uk/ɪkˌsten.juˈeɪ.ʃən/ us/ɪkˌsten.juˈeɪ.ʃən/ 提供理由减轻过错;藉词开脱the fact of judging a wrong act less seriously by giving reasons for it Her plea of ignorance of the law in extenuation of (= as an excuse for) her crime was not accepted. 她以不懂法律为由提出从轻量罪的请求未被接受。 No excuses or extenuations are needed. 不需要任何借口或轻判理由。 See: extenuate 更多例句- I claim, in extenuation, some precedents.
- After all, she told herself in extenuation, this was the first thing she had ever done to please herself.
- I plead, by way of extenuation, that I try to present enough information for readers to reach their own conclusions.
|