英：[ɪks'tenjʊeɪt]
美：[ɪkˈstɛnjuˌet]
extenuate如何读
extenuate是什么意思
- vt. <古>减轻； 使人原谅； 使变瘦
extenuate自然拼读
ex·ten·u·ate
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extenuate变形
第三人称单数:extenuates
现在分词:extenuating
过去式:extenuated
过去分词:extenuated
extenuate扩展
extenuative (adj.), extenuatory (adj.), extenuatingly (adv.), extenuator (n.)
extenuate词根
词根：extenuate
adj.extenuating 情有可原的；使减轻的
n.extenuation 减轻；酌情减轻
v.extenuating 为…找借口；能减轻…的严重性；轻视（extenuate的ing形式）
extenuate英英释义
verb
transitive verb
to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate … all the lies that society tells to justify its values and extenuate its conduct …—Robert Penn Warren see also extenuating
There is no economic analysis that can extenuate bigotry.—Leon Wieseltier
to lessen the strength or effect of (something) : weaken
… it was true that he was an old friend and that … she felt a desire not to extenuate such ties.—Henry James
archaic to make light of
obsolete disparage
archaic to make thin or emaciated
extenuate词源中文解释
1530年代，“使变薄、瘦、细或稀疏； 减少厚度或密度”（字面意义，现在很少使用）； 来自拉丁语 extenuatus， extenuare 的过去分词，“减少，使小，减少，减损”，来自 ex “出”（参见 ex-)和 tenuare “变薄”，来自 tenuis “薄”，源自 PIE 词根 *ten- “拉伸”。多年来在英语中以各种字面和比喻意义使用。从1560年代开始，“减少，使程度或外观更小，使更不应受责备，降低重要性或程度。” 相关： Extenuated； extenuating。Extenuating circumstances（1660年代）是减轻罪行的情况（与 aggravating 相对）。
extenuate_法律行业词汇
减轻
extenuate词源英文解释
Latin extenuatus, past participle of extenuare, from ex- + tenuis thin — more at thin
The first known use of extenuate was in 1529
extenuate儿童词典英英释义
external1 of 2adjective
outwardly visible
external signs of relief
of, relating to, or connected with the outside or an outer part
the building's external features
applied or applicable to the outside
for external use only
arising or acting from outside
external pressures
of or relating to relationships with foreign countries
external affairs
external2 of 2noun
something external—usually used in plural
exterminateverb
to get rid of completely
exterminate termites
exterminateverb
to get rid of completely
exterminate termites
exterminateverb
to get rid of completely
exterminate termites
exterior1 of 2adjective
situated on the outside
external entry 1 sense 1
suitable for use on outside surfaces
exterior paint
exterior2 of 2noun
an exterior part or surface : outside
visible manner or appearance
a calm exterior
exterior1 of 2adjective
situated on the outside
external entry 1 sense 1
suitable for use on outside surfaces
exterior paint
exterior2 of 2noun
an exterior part or surface : outside
visible manner or appearance
a calm exterior
extenuateverb
to try to make less serious by partial excuses
extenuateverb
to try to make less serious by partial excuses
extenuate 例句
1 In four short years, Chang-Fleeman experienced an avalanche of extenuating circumstances that would bring most farm businesses to their knees.
2 Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.
这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕.
3 Only a few have ever made it big, and usually there are extenuating circumstances.
4 “When that happens — and it does — I can usually see why or understand the extenuating circumstances. It never feels simply meanspirited. This was different and the result, particularly now, is heartbreaking.”
5 But even if you didn’t know any of this, one look at the monument tells you that it’s a problem, one that no extenuating information can make right.
6 And after his indictment, he reportedly has alleged that he was drunk as an extenuating circumstance.
7 “It feels as though my mental-health issues and my extenuating circumstances are not valid in the eyes of the NCAA, and that is very painful to me,” Battle said in the statement last week.
8 There’s no such extenuating factor going into this one.
9 Nothing can extenuate his crime.
他的罪责无法减轻。
10 Nearly all instances feature extenuating circumstances, often with the coach leaving on his own.
11 Stewards determined there were “extenuating circumstances” with the electronic device, but it was the Pimlico clocker whose figure carried the day.
12 “Personally, I do try to look at the extenuating circumstances for the bears and what they had to go through to get fat.”
13 The extenuating circumstance there was I was a young actor from England in Hollywood, and one of the biggest producers there asked me to play the lead in a movie.
14 Additional time will be granted on a showing of “extenuating circumstances, including significant efforts to resettle,” the settlement reads.
15 We cannot extenuate your crime.
我们不能减轻你的罪。
16 In the case of James, health could be an extenuating factor.
17 He wanted to plead his friend’s case, explain the extenuating circumstances.
18 Another is to perform in extenuating circumstances — during a snowstorm, say, when only part of the audience shows up.
19 She briefly considers extenuating factors, like a bad parent, but not for long.
20 The league does grant waivers under “extenuating circumstances.”
extenuate 同义词
3 减轻
alleviative mitigant palliative lessened mollifying palliatory assuasive palliator ease relief relaxation mitigation remission easement abatement alleviation lessening palliation extenuation assuagement mollification remit kill relieve buffer dull mitigate lighten numb sweeten subdue solace abate allay assuage mollify palliate disburden modificatory extenuatory soothing extenuating quarter modification moderation remittal reduce beat modify relax remedy moderate shave soften alleviate temper lessen beet soothe dampen modulate quell salve bate muted subdued remissive minish disedge qualify sauce dilute plaster relent slake stanch decongest
4 藐视
disdain scornful depreciation contempt scorn spurn runaround discount slight override defy despise slur flaunt flout pooh-pooh contemn cold shoulder defiance misprision look down nose at
5 减少
fallen reductive loss modification contraction drop-off diminution decrement dockage falloff minus fall decrease diminish decay wane Peter dwindle abate reduce qualify shorten slash alleviate rebate lessen curtail deflate pare allay retrench bate take from pare down dull the edge of
6 掩饰
palliative masked blind disguise cloak varnish camouflage cover-up pretense whitewash dissimulation palliation dissimulate gloss slur belie dissemble palliate gloze mask understatement masquerade pretext launder white-wash stalking-horse dodge hide smooth cushion salve wangle
9 稀薄
extenuatory fine rare weak subtle sloppy sparse watery tenuous serous rarefied wishy-washy washy thin rarity subtlety thinness rarefaction tenuity rarefication vaporize subtilize
10 柔弱
soft weak slim delicate childish weakly flaccid unmanly womanish epicene piano delicacy effeminacy
11 衰弱
debile donsie broken delicate gone wasted helpless infirm bedridden seely doddery doddered astheny labefaction hyposthenia waste weakness breakdown relaxation decay breakup wilt sinking attenuation fading declination prostration debility asthenia decrepitude marasmus lose wear sink collapse fade lag faint ebb falter droop languor crock distress wreck wither prostrate debilitate emaciate enfeeble unstring depauperate come apart at the seams bring low
12 消瘦
poor lean haggard shilpit tabefaction attenuation emaciation marasmus tabes peak pine droop waste pinch gaunt emaciate macerate
13 使稀薄
14 使衰弱
waste sink distress wreck wilt wither prostrate debilitate emaciate enfeeble unstring depauperate bring low
15 为…辩解