extenuation 详细解释

extenuation

[iks'tenju'eiʃən]

n. 酌量减轻, 减轻

词形变化

形容词: extenuative | 名词: extenuator | 动词过去式: extenuated | 动词过去分词: extenuated | 动词现在分词: extenuating | 动词第三人称单数: extenuates |

词义辨析

同义参见:

relaxation  diminution  

英英释义

名词 extenuation:

a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances

同义词:mitigation

to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious

同义词:mitigation, palliation

补充

extenuationextenuation英:[iksˌtenjuˈeiʃən] 美:[ɪkˌstɛnjuˈeʃən]n.1.减轻罪孽的借口,酌情减轻,减轻,〈古〉细,瘦削