extenuating
adjective
UK/ɪkˈsten.ju.eɪ.tɪŋ/
US/ɪkˈsten.ju.eɪ.t̬ɪŋ/
Definitions of extenuating adjective
- Before noun(前置形容词)
Serving to lessen the severity of a wrongdoing by providing justifications or explanations.
提供理由以减轻过错；情有可原
Despite committing the theft, she was not imprisoned due to extenuating circumstances.
尽管犯了盗窃罪，她因情有可原的情况而未被监禁。
The absence of alternative choices served as an extenuating factor.
缺乏其他选择成为了一个情有可原的因素。
His lateness was, to some extent, caused by extenuating circumstances.
他的迟到在某种程度上是由于情有可原的情况。