搜尋結果
extenuation
- IPA[ɪkstɛnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n]
英式
- the action of lessening the seriousness of guilt or an offence;the process of making someone or something thin
noun: extenuation, plural noun: extenuations
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the action of lessening the seriousness of guilt or an offence no plea could be urged in extenuation of their crime he's always ready with extenuations and disclaimers
- 2. literary the process of making someone or something thin his long wings beat slow, steady beats, as if accentuating the extenuation of the bird
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- IPA[ikˌstenyəˈwāSH(ə)n]
美式
- the action of lessening the seriousness of guilt or an offense: no plea could be urged in extenuation of their crime he's always ready with extenuations and disclaimers
Oxford American Dictionary