excuse
翻译
原谅, 宽恕, 准许…离开, 为…辩解
例句
Please excuse me for being late.
请原谅我迟到了。
The teacher excused him from class.
老师准许他不必上课。
Nothing can excuse that kind of behavior.
什么也无法为那种行为辩解。
语法模式
((sb.)) ((for sth./-ing)) 因某事原谅某人 Please excuse me for being late.
((sb.)) ((from sth.)) 准许某人不做某事 The doctor excused him from gym class.
近义词
同义词: forgive, pardon, overlook; 反义词: blame, accuse
词源
源自拉丁语 'ex-' (出) + 'causa' (原因,指控)。字面意思是“免除指控”。
记忆技巧
记忆技巧:'EX-cause',给出“原因(cause)”让你“摆脱(ex)”麻烦或责任。