柯林斯詞典extenuate /?k?st?nj??e?t/ 1. V to represent (an offence, a fault, etc) as being less serious than it appears, as by showing mitigating circumstances 企圖減輕(罪行、過(guò)錯(cuò)等的)嚴(yán)重性 返回 extenuate劍橋詞典to cause a wrong act to be judged less seriously by giving reasons for it 為（錯(cuò)誤行為）辯解 He was unable to say anything that might have extenuated his behaviour . 他拿不出任何理由為自己的行為辯解。 返回 extenuate