exculpate
exculpate — 動詞
- 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
免罪；開脫
證明某人未犯被指控的過錯或罪行
to prove, by providing facts or arguments, that someone is not responsible for a mistake or crime they were believed to have committed
After the investigation, the manager was exculpated from any blame for the accounting error.
經過調查，該經理被免除了這起會計錯誤的任何責任。
passive: be exculpated from + [blame/responsibility]
DNA evidence finally exculpated Evelyn, who had spent years in prison for a crime she did not commit.
DNA 證據終於證明了 Evelyn 的清白，她在監獄裡關了好幾年，犯下了一樁她根本沒做的罪行。
The hospital report exculpated the nursing staff, finding no mistakes in how they treated the patient.
醫院的報告證明了護理人員的清白，報告指出他們對病人的處理方式並無過失。
Tuan's lawyer hoped to exculpate him by proving that the key witness had lied.
Tuan 的律師希望能證明他無罪，方法是證明關鍵證人說了謊。
Soraya felt relieved when she was finally exculpated of all the charges against her.
Soraya 終於被免除了對她的所有指控，她感到如釋重負。
- 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
- 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).