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extenuating

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adj.使减轻的,情有可原的

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extenuating


adj
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of extenuare, from tenuis 'thin']
extenuating circumstances/factors etc
formal facts or reasons which make you feel that it was reasonable for someone to break the usual rules, or make you have sympathy for someone who did something wrong or illegal
>extenuation [ɪk,stenju'eɪʃən/