extenuation
英[ɪks'tenjʊ'eɪʃən]
美[ɪk'stenjʊ'eɪʃən]
- n. 酌量减轻；减轻
详细释义
Noun:
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a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
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to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
双语例句
- 1. Miss Glover could allow no extenuation of her crime.
- 格洛弗小姐是不允许袒护罪过的.
来自辞典例句
- 2. It was a comfort to him, this extenuation.
- 这借口对他是种安慰.
来自辞典例句
- 3. Counsel pleaded the accused's age in extenuation of his actions.
- 律师以被告年龄为由要求减轻其行为过错.
来自口语例句
- 4. The lawyer pleaded his client's youth in extenuation of the crime.
- 律师以其当事人年少为由请求减轻其罪行.
来自互联网
- 5. He always said the same thing in extenuation of the circumstance.
- 他老说这句话来打圆场.
来自互联网
- The lawyer pleaded his client's youth in extenuation of the crime.
律师以其当事人年少为由请求减轻其罪行。 - We will be guilty of criminal negligence, without extenuation, if we permit future famines.
如果我们允许未来的饥荒发生，我们就是在犯罪，而且没有什么能减轻我们的罪责。
用作名词 (n.)
相关词汇
- relaxation 消遣
- diminution 减少
- mitigation 缓和
- vindication 辩护
- justification 辩护
- qualification 资格
- moderation 缓和
- modification 修改
- palliation 缓和
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