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extenuating

adjective
/ɪkˈstenjueɪtɪŋ/
/ɪkˈstenjueɪtɪŋ/
[only before noun] (formal)
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  1. showing reasons why a wrong or illegal act, or a bad situation, should be judged less seriously or excused情有可原的;可减轻的
    • There were extenuating circumstances and the defendant did not receive a prison sentence.因为有可减轻罪行的情节,所以被告未被判刑。
    • Cases of illness and other extenuating circumstances that may have affected a student’s performance will be dealt with by a personal tutor.可能影响学生表现的疾病和其他情有可原的情况将由个人导师处理。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryExtenuating is used with these nouns:
    • circumstance
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    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘make thin’): from Latin extenuat- ‘made thin’, from the verb extenuare (based on tenuis ‘thin’) + -ing.

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