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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   extenuation

   • IPA[ikˌstenyəˈwāSH(ə)n]

   美式

   • n.
     the action of lessening the seriousness of guilt or an offense；the process of making someone or something thin

   • noun: extenuation, plural noun: extenuations

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the action of lessening the seriousness of guilt or an offense no plea could be urged in extenuation of their crime he's always ready with extenuations and disclaimers
   • 2. literary the process of making someone or something thin his long wings beat slow, steady beats, as if accentuating the extenuation of the bird
3. • 更多解釋

   extenuation

   • IPA[ɪkstɛnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n]

   英式

   • n.
     the action of lessening the seriousness of guilt or an offence: no plea could be urged in extenuation of their crime he's always ready with extenuations and disclaimers

   Oxford Dictionary