excuse

/ɪkˈskjuːz/ (v.); /ɪkˈskjuːs/ (n.) v. / n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

原谅;为……辩解;准许离开;借口;理由;辩解

释义与例句

v. 原谅;为……辩解;准许离开
to forgive someone or explain why their behaviour is not entirely their fault, or to give permission to leave
  1. Please excuse my late arrival; the train was delayed.
    请原谅我迟到了,火车晚点了。
  2. Nothing can excuse the way he spoke to the customers.
    他那样对顾客说话,无论如何都不能原谅。
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  1. She asked to be excused from the meeting because she felt unwell.
    她因身体不适,请求获准离会。
n. 借口;理由;辩解
a reason given to explain or defend behaviour, often one that is not convincing
  1. He offered no reasonable excuse for missing the deadline.
    他没有为错过截止日期给出合理理由。
  2. There is no excuse for treating staff with disrespect.
    不尊重员工是没有任何理由可辩解的。
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  1. A lack of time is a poor excuse for failing to check your work.
    没有时间并不是不检查自己工作的充分理由。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 excuse 作动词读 /ɪkˈskjuːz/,词尾为浊音 /z/;作名词读 /ɪkˈskjuːs/,词尾为清音 /s/。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • excusable 可原谅的;可辩解的
    excusable 是形容词,指错误或行为有情可原,常用于描述过失不严重。
  • inexcusable 不可原谅的
    inexcusable 是 excusable 的否定形式,指行为或错误严重到没有正当理由可辩解。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • reason 原因;理由
    reason 是中性词,说明某事发生或某人行动的原因;excuse 作名词常指为过错提出的解释或辩解,可能暗示理由不充分,但在 a valid excuse 等表达中也可指正当理由。
    The main reason for the delay was a technical fault. 延误的主要原因是技术故障。
常见搭配
  • excuse me 劳驾;对不起;请原谅
    Excuse me, could you tell me where the ticket office is? 劳驾,请问售票处在哪里?
  • make an excuse 找借口
    She made an excuse and left before the discussion became heated. 她找了个借口,在讨论变得激烈之前离开了。
  • a poor excuse 牵强的借口;拙劣的替代品
    Calling the mess a creative experiment is a poor excuse for not cleaning up. 把这团乱称为创意实验,是不收拾残局的牵强借口。