a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.;
"he kept finding excuses to stay"
"every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"
"his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
the act of freeing from guilt or blame
双语例句
1. For they are efforts at exculpation.
因为这是企图辩解.
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2. Self - exculpation, hyperactivity ( contrasted with alleged Tory inertia ), homes and hope: that is Labour's political strategy.
自我 辩解 、 活动过度 ( 与保守党所谓的惰性相比 ) 、 住宅和信心: 是工党的政治策略.
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用作名词 (n.)
Whatever I write would be an appeal to her, an attempt to exculpate myself, even though such exculpation is not really possible. 我所写的都还将会吸引她，或会变成我为自己的辩解，就算这些辩解也不大可能有用。
