exonerate
翻译
使免罪, 证明...无罪
例句
The new evidence will exonerate the defendant.
新证据将证明被告无罪。
He was exonerated from all blame for the accident.
他被免除了对这起事故的所有责任。
语法模式
to exonerate ((sb.)) 宣布((某人))无罪 The court exonerated him.
to exonerate ((sb.)) from ((sth.)) 使((某人))免除((某事)) He was exonerated from all blame.
近义词
同义词: absolve, acquit, clear, vindicate; 反义词: convict, blame, condemn
词源
源自拉丁语 'ex-' (从...出来) + 'onus' (负担)。字面意思是“移除负担”。
记忆技巧
想象一下移除一个“巨大 (enormous)”的罪责“负担 (onus)”。前缀“ex-”表示“出来”。