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单词 excuse
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🔑 ex·cuse nounBrE /ɪkˈskjuːs/NAmE /ɪkˈskjuːs/🔑 a reason, either true or invented, that you give to explain or defend your behaviour 借口;理由;辩解Late again! What's your excuse this time? 又迟到了!你这次有什么借口?~ (for sth) There's no excuse for such behaviour. 这种行为说不过去。~ (for doing sth) His excuse for forgetting her birthday was that he had lost his diary. 他辩解说因为日记本丢了才忘了她的生日。You don't have to make excuses for her (= try to think of reasons for her behaviour). 你不必为她辩解了。It's late. I'm afraid I'll have to make my excuses (= say I'm sorry, give my reasons and leave). 时间不早了。很抱歉,我得告辞了。reasonexplanationgroundsbasisexcusemotivejustificationpretext

These are all words for a cause or an explanation for sth that has happened or that sb has done. 以上各词均指事情发生或做某事的原因、理由、解释。

  • reason a cause or an explanation for sth that has happened or that sb has done; a fact that makes it right or fair to do sth 指某事发生或做某事的原因、理由、解释、道理He said no but he didn't give a reason. 他说不行,但没有说明原因。
  • explanation a statement, fact or situation that tells you why sth has happened; a reason given for sth 指解释、说明、阐述The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed. 最可能的解释是他的飞机晚点了。She left the room abruptly without explanation. 她未作解释就突然离开了房间。
  • grounds (rather formal) a good or true reason for saying, doing or believing sth 指说、做或相信某事的充分理由、根据You have no grounds for complaint. 你没有理由抱怨。
  • basis (rather formal) the reason why people take a particular action 指原因、缘由On what basis will this decision be made? 将基于何种原因作出这一决定呢?
  • excuse a reason, either true or invented, that you give to explain or defend your behaviour; a good reason that you give for doing sth that you want to do for other reasons 指为自己行为所作的辩护、借口、理由Late again! What's your excuse this time? 又迟到了!你这次有什么借口?It gave me an excuse to take the car. 这使我有理由开车去了。
  • motive a reason that explains sb's behaviour 指动机、原因There seemed to be no motive for the murder. 这起谋杀案看不出有什么动机。
  • justification (rather formal) a good reason why sth exists or is done 指事物存在或做某事的正当理由I can see no possible justification for any further tax increases. 我看不出还能提出什么理由来加税了。

grounds or justification? 用 grounds 还是 justification?

Justification is used to talk about finding or understanding reasons for actions, or trying to explain why it is a good idea to do sth. It is often used with words like little, no, some, every, without, and not any. Grounds is used more for talking about reasons that already exist, or that have already been decided, for example by law: moral/economic grounds. * justification 用来表示找出或明白做事的理由,或解释要做的事,常与 little、no、some、every、without 和 not any 等词连用。grounds 多指已存在的原因或已决定的(如法律上的)根据:moral/economic grounds(道德/经济原因)。

  • pretext (rather formal) a false reason that you give for doing sth, usually sth bad, in order to hide the real reason 指为掩盖做某事(通常为不好的事)的真正理由而找的借口、托辞He left the party early on the pretext of having to work. 他借口有事要处理,早早离开了聚会。

Patterns

  • (a/an) reason/explanation/grounds/basis/excuse/motive/justification/pretext for sth
  • the reason/motive behind sth
  • on the grounds/basis/pretext of/that…
  • (a) good/valid reason/explanation/grounds/excuse/motive/justification
🔑 a good reason that you give for doing sth that you want to do for other reasons (正当的)理由,借口~ (for sth/for doing sth) It's just an excuse for a party. 这只是聚会的一个借口。~ (to do sth) It gave me an excuse to take the car. 这使我有理由开车去。a very bad example of sth 拙劣样品;蹩脚货Why get involved with that pathetic excuse for a human being? 为什么要与那个讨厌的家伙混在一起?(NAmE) a note written by a parent or doctor to explain why a student cannot go to school or sb cannot go to work 假条(家长或医生写明请假或给假理由)
🔑 ex·cuse verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they excuse BrE /ɪkˈskjuːz/ NAmE /ɪkˈskjuːz/present simple - he / she / it excuses BrE /ɪkˈskjuːzɪz/ NAmE /ɪkˈskjuːzɪz/past simple excused BrE /ɪkˈskjuːzd/ NAmE /ɪkˈskjuːzd/past participle excused BrE /ɪkˈskjuːzd/ NAmE /ɪkˈskjuːzd/ -ing form excusing BrE /ɪkˈskjuːzɪŋ/ NAmE /ɪkˈskjuːzɪŋ/BrE /ɪkˈskjuːz/NAmE /ɪkˈskjuːz/🔑 to forgive sb for sth that they have done, for example not being polite or making a small mistake 原谅;宽恕~ sthPlease excuse the mess. 这里凌乱不堪,请见谅。~ sbYou must excuse my fatherhe's not always that rude. 你一定要原谅我父亲,他并不总是那样粗暴无礼。~ sb for sth/for doing sthI hope you'll excuse me for being so late. 我来得这么晚,希望你能原谅。(BrE) You might be excused for thinking that Ben is in charge (= he is not, but it is an easy mistake to make). 你误以为是本在负责,这是情有可原的。~ sb doing sth(formal) Excuse my interrupting you. 对不起,打扰你一下。🔑 ~ sth | ~ sb/yourself (for sth/for doing sth) to make your or sb else's behaviour seem less offensive by finding reasons for it 为…辩解(或找理由) SYN justify Nothing can excuse such rudeness. 如此粗暴无礼不能原谅。~ sb/yourself (from sth) to allow sb to leave; to say in a polite way that you are leaving 准许…离开;请求准予离开;(离开前)请求原谅Now if you'll excuse me, I'm a very busy man. 如果可以,我先行一步了。我很忙。She excused herself and left the meeting early. 她说了声 “请原谅” 就提前离开了会场。 [usually passive] ~ sb (from sth/from doing sth) | ~ sb sthto allow sb to not do sth that they should normally do 同意免除;同意免做She was excused from giving evidence because of her age. 因年龄关系她获准不予作证。exˈcuse me🔑 used to politely get sb's attention, especially sb you do not know (引起尤其是陌生人的注意)劳驾,请原谅Excuse me, is this the way to the station? 劳驾,这是去车站的路吗?🔑 used to politely ask sb to move so that you can get past them (客气地请人让路)对不起,劳驾,借光Excuse me, could you let me through? 对不起,能让我过去吗?🔑 used to say that you are sorry for interrupting sb or behaving in a slightly rude way (因打扰别人或失礼表示歉意)对不起,请原谅Guy sneezed loudly. 'Excuse me,' he said. 盖伊大声打了个喷嚏,然后说了声 “对不起”。🔑 used to disagree politely with sb (婉转地表示不赞成)对不起,请原谅,很抱歉Excuse me, but I don't think that's true. 很抱歉,我认为这不是真的。🔑 used to politely tell sb that you are going to leave or talk to sb else (婉转地要求离开或要与另外的人讲话)对不起,请原谅,抱歉'Excuse me for a moment,' she said and left the room. 她说了声 “很抱歉,失陪一会儿” 就离开了房间。🔑 (especially NAmE) used to say sorry for pushing sb or doing sth wrong (因挤着别人或做错了事表示歉意)对不起,请原谅,很抱歉Oh, excuse me. I didn't see you there. 啊呀,对不起,我没看到你在那里。🔑 excuse me?(NAmE) used when you did not hear what sb said and you want them to repeat it (没听清楚,请对方再说一遍)对不起,请再说一遍excuse/pardon my ˈFrench(informal) used to say that you are sorry for swearing 请原谅我说脏话了;不好意思,我骂人了
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