单词 | in excuse of |
释义 | > as lemmasin excuse of a. The action of offering an apology for a person, or in extenuation of an offence. Const. of or possessive case of personal pron. Now rare except in phrase in excuse of. Also rarely the action of begging off from a duty or obligation. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [noun] > offering an excuse excusinga1340 excusec1374 excusationc1380 scusationc1430 c1374 G. Chaucer Anelida & Arcite 308 Yf þat I to yowe myne othes beede For myn excuse a scorne shall be my mede. a1464 J. Capgrave Abbreuiacion of Cron. (Cambr. Gg.4.12) (1983) 177 Ser Robert..sent him mech tresoure, and þan he cam to his excuse. 1477 W. Caxton in Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (1877) lf. 75 For excuse of the saide socrates. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. BBiiiv After that folowed doublenesse and excuse of his synne. 1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles vii. 100 Come Gentlemen..Euen in your Armours..I will not haue excuse . View more context for this quotation 1632 P. Massinger Maid of Honour ii. i. sig. D1v Letters..in excuse Of these forces sent against her. 1638 J. Milton Lycidas in Obsequies 20 in Justa Edouardo King Hence with deniall vain, and coy excuse. 1792 J. Almon Anecd. Life W. Pitt (octavo ed.) I. iv. 73 In excuse of their conduct it is said [etc.]. 1823 J. Lingard Hist. Eng. VI. 251 Henry pleaded the scruples of his conscience in excuse of his precipitancy. 1825 E. Bulwer-Lytton Zicci i. i The old woman gave me a note of excuse. < as lemmas |
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