Lời xin lỗi; lý do để xin lỗi

Lời bào chữa; lý do để bào chữa

a poor excuse

lý do bào chữa không vững chắc

Sự miễn cho, sự tha cho (nhiệm vụ gì)

Tha lỗi, thứ lỗi, tha thứ, miễn thứ, lượng thứ, bỏ quá đi cho

excuse me!

xin lỗi anh (chị...)

excuse my gloves

tôi không bỏ găng tay ra được, xin anh bỏ quá đi cho

Cố làm giảm lỗi của, cố làm giảm trách nhiệm của (ai, việc gì); bào chữa, giải tội cho (ai); là cớ để bào chữa cho

his youth excuses his superficiality

tuổi trẻ là điều bào chữa cho sự nông nổi của anh ta

Miễn cho, tha cho

to excuse someone a fine

miễn cho ai không phải nộp phạt

to excuse oneself

xin lỗi, cáo lỗi; xin phép cáo biệt; xin phép vắng mặt

tha lỗi

V.

Forgive, pardon, overlook, absolve, clear, exonerate,acquit, exculpate, pass over, disregard, wink at, ignore, beblind to, look the other way, pay no attention or heed (to),find or prove innocent (of): Please excuse my tardiness.

Release, let go or off, liberate, free, relieve, exempt,absolve; dismiss, Colloq let off the hook: She was excused fromattending class today. You may be excused.

Condone, allow,permit, defend, apologize for, justify, warrant, explain,vindicate, rationalize, mitigate, extenuate, palliate: Povertydoes not excuse your stealing.

N.

Apology, explanation, story, reason, justification,defence, plea, vindication, condonation, rationalization,extenuation, mitigation, palliation; basis, grounds, foundation,cause: Can you think of any excuse for your behaviour?

Forgiveness, remission, pardon, indulgence, reprieve, clearing,exculpation, absolution, exoneration, acquittal, disregard,heedlessness, vindication, clearance, acquittance: Ignorance ofthe law is not an excuse.

Evasion, subterfuge, pretence,pretext, makeshift, escape, loophole, way out, Colloq alibi,stall, Slang cop-out: He always uses his grandmother's illnessas an excuse for missing school.

V. & n.

V.tr.

Attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (aperson, act, or fault).

(of a fact or circumstance) serve inmitigation of (a person or act).

Obtain exemption for (aperson or oneself).

(foll. by from) release (a person) from aduty etc. (excused from supervision duties).

Overlook orforgive (a fault or offence).

(foll. by for) forgive (aperson) for a fault.

Not insist upon (what is due).

Refl.apologize for leaving.

N.

A reason put forward to mitigateor justify an offence, fault, etc.

An apology (made myexcuses).

(foll. by for) a poor or inadequate example of.

Excusable adj. excusably adv. excusatory adj. [ME f. OFescuser f. L excusare (as EX-(1), causa CAUSE, accusation)]