英语词汇“extenuating”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ex•ten•u•at•ing adj.

that make something seem less serious by providing excuses:He attributed his poor grades at school to extenuating circumstances.

ex•ten•u•ate v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing.

to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious:to extenuate a crime.
to serve to make (a fault, offense, etc.) seem less serious.
to underestimate, underrate, or make light of:Do not extenuate the difficulties we are in.
[Archaic.]
- to make thin, lean, or emaciated.
- to reduce the consistency or density of.

Latin extenuātus, past participle of extenuāre, equivalent. to ex- ex-¹ + tenuāre to make thin or small; see -ate¹
late Middle English (adjective, adjectival) 1375–1425

ex•ten′u•at′ing, adj.
ex•ten′u•at′ing•ly, adv.
ex•ten′u•a′tive, adj.
ex•ten′u•a′tor, n.

extenuate /ɪkˈstɛnjʊˌeɪt/ vb (transitive)

to represent (an offence, a fault, etc) as being less serious than it appears, as by showing mitigating circumstances
to cause to be or appear less serious; mitigate
archaic to emaciate or weaken
to dilute or thin out

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin extenuāre to make thin, from tenuis thin, frail

exˈtenuˌating adj exˌtenuˈation n exˈtenuˌator n

单词	extenuating
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ex•ten•u•at•ing /ɪkˈstɛnyuˌeɪtɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. that make something seem less serious by providing excuses:He attributed his poor grades at school to extenuating circumstances. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ex•ten•u•ate (ik sten′yo̅o̅ āt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing. to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious:to extenuate a crime. to serve to make (a fault, offense, etc.) seem less serious. to underestimate, underrate, or make light of:Do not extenuate the difficulties we are in. [Archaic.] to make thin, lean, or emaciated. to reduce the consistency or density of. Latin extenuātus, past participle of extenuāre, equivalent. to ex- ex-¹ + tenuāre to make thin or small; see -ate¹ late Middle English (adjective, adjectival) 1375–1425 ex•ten′u•at′ing, adj. ex•ten′u•at′ing•ly, adv. ex•ten′u•a′tive, adj. ex•ten′u•a′tor, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: extenuate /ɪkˈstɛnjʊˌeɪt/ vb (transitive) to represent (an offence, a fault, etc) as being less serious than it appears, as by showing mitigating circumstances to cause to be or appear less serious; mitigate archaic to emaciate or weaken to dilute or thin out Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin extenuāre to make thin, from tenuis thin, frail exˈtenuˌating adj exˌtenuˈation n exˈtenuˌator n
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