exculpate

IPA/ˈek.skəl.peɪt/
KK[ˌɛkskˈʌlpet]IPA/ˈek.skəl.peɪt/

exculpate — verb

  • exculpatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • exculpates3rd person singular
  • exculpating-ing form
  • exculpatedpast simple

1. to prove, by providing facts or arguments, that someone is not responsible for a

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to prove, by providing facts or arguments, that someone is not responsible for a mistake or crime they were believed to have committed

例句

After the investigation, the manager was exculpated from any blame for the accounting error.

passive: be exculpated from + [blame/responsibility]

DNA evidence finally exculpated Evelyn, who had spent years in prison for a crime she did not commit.

同義詞
  • exonerate

    very similar in formality and meaning; the most direct synonym in legal contexts

  • acquit

    specifically a formal court decision after trial; only used in criminal law

  • clear

    less formal, used in everyday speech though often still in investigative contexts

  • absolve

    can suggest moral or religious forgiveness rather than factual proof

反義詞
  • convict

    to officially find someone guilty in a court of law

  • incriminate

    to show that someone is involved in a crime

  • blame

    less formal; to say someone is responsible for something bad

文法句型

exculpate + person

be exculpated + from/of + [accusation/responsibility]

用法筆記

Very formal; in everyday conversation, speakers usually say clear or prove innocent instead of exculpate. The word appears most often in legal writing, journalism, and official reports. Frequently used in the passive (be exculpated).

常見錯誤

❌The evidence exculpated the suspect from guilty.
✅The evidence exculpated the suspect.' or 'The evidence exculpated the suspect from blame.
💡exculpate already means to remove guilt; do not add from guilty.