| 单词 | excusable |
| 释义 | excusable (once / 2034 pages) adj Something that's excusable can be justified or easily explained. Being late to school because of a dentist appointment is completely excusable. If there's a good reason for a mistake, it's excusable. When you're able to forgive someone for an offense or error, it is also excusable. A little boy's extreme excitement on his birthday is excusable, and lying around all day watching TV is excusable when you're home sick. The adjective excusable has a Latin root, excusare, "excuse, apologize, or release from a charge." WORD FAMILYexcusable: excusably, inexcusable+/excuse: excusable, excusatory, excused, excuser, excuses, excusing/excused: unexcused/excuser: excusers/inexcusable: inexcusably USAGE EXAMPLESHe said the shooting was neither justifiable or excusable. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) Don’t misunderstand me: It is excusable to raise questions about climate change. Seattle Times(Dec 14, 2016) He wrote, “Throughout its brief, the state seeks to minimize its failure to comply with established procedural rules as ‘excusable neglect.’ The New Yorker(Nov 30, 2016) 1adj capable of being overlooked Syn|Ant justifiable capable of being justified inexcusable without excuse or justification indefensible, insupportable, unjustifiable, unwarrantable, unwarrantedincapable of being justified or explained 2adj easily excused or forgiven Syn forgivable, venial pardonable admitting of being pardoned |
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