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单词 excusing
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excusingn.

/ɛkˈskjuːzɪŋ/
Etymology: < excuse v. + -ing suffix1.
The action of excuse v. in various senses; also, an instance of this; a plea or ground of excuse.
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society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > forgiveness > [noun]
forgivenessc900
givenessc1200
remission?c1225
veny?c1225
gracec1300
forgiftc1315
excusinga1340
absolutiona1393
pardona1393
veynea1425
pardoningc1443
pardonancec1475
forgivance1490
remit1490
oblivion1563
remitting1577
remittance1602
remitment1611
condonation1615
excuse1655
condonance1865
society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [noun] > offering an excuse
excusinga1340
excusec1374
excusationc1380
scusationc1430
a1340 R. Rolle Psalter cxl. 3 Swa be oure lippis..sperd til excusynge of syn.
c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 512 Ȝif þis excusinge were soþ.
c1400 Rom. Rose 6588 Noon excusynges A parfit man ne shulde seke.
a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. x. 99 Thay sayde ther helpyd none excusyng, And wed vs thus togeder.
1590 H. Swinburne Briefe Treat. Test. & Willes iii. f. 103 Those lawes concerninge excusinge of tutors and curators are verie seldome..practised.
1694 R. South 12 Serm. II. 77 Many..things..may go a great Way towards an Excusing of the Agent.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

excusingadj.

Etymology: < excuse v. + -ing suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: exˈcusing.
1. That excuses, or makes excuse; containing an excuse.
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society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [adjective]
excusatory1535
excusive1606
excusing1657
excusative1865
1657 J. Sergeant Schism Dispach't 93 His excusing words, that they, etc.
1725 J. Collier Several Disc. 213 Others..omit the most..excusing Circumstances.
2. = excepting prep. and conj. U.S. (chiefly dialect).
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1887 T. N. Page In Ole Virginia 199 Torm..said ‘he was the grettest gent'man in the country skusin him [sc. Torm] and the Colonel’.
1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling iv. 42 I ain't done much today, excusin' fret and worry, and mess with the sausage.
1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling ix. 85 You kin tame arything, son, excusin' the human tongue.
1964 F. O'Rourke Mule for Marquesa (1967) i. 12 He had not slept in two days, excusing catnaps during the train ride.

Derivatives

exˈcusingly adv. in an excusing tone or manner; by way of excuse.
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society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [adverb]
excusivelya1629
excusingly1876
1876 M. E. Braddon Joshua Haggard's Daughter I. vi. 190 She remembered excusingly that [etc.].
1879 J. G. Butler Bible Readers' Comm. II. 35 Peter..had spoken so gently, and even excusingly, to the crucifiers of Christ.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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