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Exculpate V Guilt(归罪 Latin Culpa Ekskʌlpeit V.开脱,申明无罪 英

单词 exculpate
音标 ['ekskʌlpeit]
解释 v.开脱,申明无罪
红宝书 【英】 v. 开脱,申明无罪(to free from blame; declare or prove guiltless)
【考】 反义词:attribute guilt(归罪); indict(控告); inculpate(控告)
【记】 ex+culp(罪行)+ate→ 开脱罪行
【同】 同根词:culpit(罪犯 ); culpable(有罪的)
字源 exculpate (v.)
1650s, from Medieval Latin exculpatus, past participle of exculpare, from Latin ex culpa, from ex "from" (see ex-) + culpa ablative of culpa "blame, fault." Related: Exculpated; exculpating.
不择手段背单词 v. 开脱(证明无罪或无责任)
【记】ex出, culp罪行-从罪行中出来-开脱
【参】culprit(n 犯人); culpable(adj 该责备的; 有罪的)
【反】attribute guilt(归罪); indict(vt 起诉; 告发); inculpate(v 控告)
趣味全助记 【记】ex出 + culp 罪 + ate→从罪中出来,摆脱
【相关】culprit 罪犯,犯过失者,culpable 有罪的

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