vt. 原諒;為…申辯;免除,寬免;給…免去;
n. 借口,托辭;道歉,歉意;辯解;請假條;
vi. 作為借口;請示寬恕;表示寬恕;
?? cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,訴訟
"Late again! What's your excuse this time?"
又遲到了!你這次有什么借口?
近義:indulgence, absolve, pardon, redress, release, remit
反義:impeach, implicate, impute, incriminate, inculpate, indict
n. 分,分鐘;瞬間,片刻;備忘錄;會議記錄;
vt. 把…記錄在案;為…測定時間;
?? minut小+e → 一分鐘; 微小的,細微的
"The vendors were gazundered at the last minute."
賣主在最后一刻被要求降低房價。
近義:insignificant, little, miniscule, minuscule, petty, pokey