extenuation
n.减轻罪孽的借口,酌情减轻,减轻,<古>细,瘦削
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extenuation为短语/超纲词汇
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extenuation
/ɪk,stenjʊ'eɪʃn; ɪk,stɛnju`eʃən/
n (fml 文) [U] action of extenuating; being extenuated 减轻罪责
*He pleaded poverty in extenuation of (ie as an excuse for) the theft. 他以贫穷为藉口请求为他犯的偷窃罪从轻量刑.