a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.;
\\\"he kept finding excuses to stay\\\"
\\\"every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job\\\"
\\\"his transparent self-justification was unacceptable\\\"
the act of freeing from guilt or blame
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用作名詞(n.)
Whatever I write would be an appeal to her, an attempt to exculpate myself, even though such exculpation is not really possible. 我所寫的都還將會(huì)吸引她，或會(huì)變成我為自己的辯解，就算這些辯解也不大可能有用。