| 释义 |
extenuate/ikˈstenjʊeit, ek-/v. tr. (often as 常作 extenuating adj.) lessen the seeming seriousness of (guilt or an offence) by reference to some mitigating factor 想法减轻罪责，开脱罪责 □ extenuatingly adv.□ extenuation /-ˈeiʃ(ə)n/ n.□ extenuatory /-jʊət(ə)ri/ adj.[Latin extenuare extenuat- (as EX-1, tenuis ‘thin’)] |