单词 | to be excused |
释义 | > as lemmasto be excused c. to be excused: to be allowed to leave a room, esp. a schoolroom; spec. to go to the lavatory. colloquial (chiefly in school language). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [verb (intransitive)] > be allowed leave to go to the lavatory to be excused1954 society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > justify [verb (intransitive)] > have sufficient excuse or be exculpated exculpate1656 to be excused1954 1954 Harrap's Stand. Fr. & Eng. Dict. (ed. 2) Suppl. 55/2 Sortir... Est-ce que je peux sortir?, May I be excused? 1963 S. Marshall Exper. in Educ. ii. 60 He could not tie up his own shoe, put on his own coat, or even ‘be excused’ without help. 1968 ‘P. Hobson’ Titty's Dead xiii. 138 ‘Please may I be excused?’ she said. < as lemmas |
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