extenuation

extenuation读音音标

英 [ɪks\'tenjʊ\'eɪʃən]

美 [ɪk\'stenjʊ\'eɪʃən]

extenuation意思解释

n.

减轻罪孽的借口；

酌情减轻；

细；

英英释义

n.

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：mitigationpalliation

双语例句

用作名词(n.)The lawyer pleaded his client\'s youth in extenuation of the crime.律师以其当事人年少为由请求减轻其罪行。We will be guilty of criminal negligence, without extenuation, if we permit future famines.如果我们允许未来的饥荒发生，我们就是在犯罪，而且没有什么能减轻我们的罪责。