单词 | exculpate |
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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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