ex·ten·u·at·ing
adjective/ɪkˈstenjueɪtɪŋ/
/ɪkˈstenjueɪtɪŋ/
[only before noun] (formal)- showing reasons why a wrong or illegal act, or a bad situation, should be judged less seriously or excused
情有可原的；可减轻的 - There were extenuating circumstances and the defendant did not receive a prison sentence.
因为有可减轻罪行的情节，所以被告未被判刑。 - Cases of illness and other extenuating circumstances that may have affected a student’s performance will be dealt with by a personal tutor.
可能影响学生表现的疾病和其他情有可原的情况将由私人导师处理。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryExtenuating is used with these nouns:- circumstance
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘make thin’): from Latin extenuat- ‘made thin’, from the verb extenuare (based on tenuis ‘thin’) + -ing. - There were extenuating circumstances and the defendant did not receive a prison sentence.