extenuated

extenuated

美 [ɪkˈstɛnyuˌeɪtid] 　英 [ɪkˈstenju:ˌeɪtid]

• v.掩饰(坏事)；(用借口来)减轻(罪过)；藐视；〈古〉使细弱

词形变化

过去分词：extenuated  现在分词：extenuating  第三人称单数：extenuates  

英汉解释

v.	1. 掩饰(坏事);(用借口来)减轻(罪过) 2. 〈废〉低估,藐视 3. 〈古〉使细弱

英英解释

v.	1. to make a mistake or wrongdoing seem less serious than it first appeared, e.g. by providing a mitigating excuse for it

例句

What can be excused or extenuated in criminal cases by necessity is not so in civil ones.

紧急状况在刑事案件中免除、减轻罪责，但在民事案件却不免除、减轻责任。

The act of extenuating or the condition of being extenuated; partial justification.

开脱使人原谅的行为或被人原谅的条件；