excusable

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excusable — 形容詞

  • excusablepositive
  • more excusablecomparative
  • most excusablesuperlative

1. describing a mistake, action, or failure that can reasonably be forgiven, usuall

1.形容詞B2
釋義

可原諒的

可被寬恕的過錯

describing a mistake, action, or failure that can reasonably be forgiven, usually because the person had a good reason or it was not their fault.

例句

Mei-Lin was late because her train broke down, which is an excusable delay.

Mei-Lin 因為火車故障而遲到，這是可原諒的延誤。

collocation: excusable delay / excusable mistake

The judge ruled that the officer's error was excusable given the confusing situation.

法官判定，考量到當時情況混亂，那名警員的失誤是情有可原的。

passive: was excusable given [reason]

常見搭配
  • excusable mistake
  • excusable delay
  • excusable error
  • excusable absence
  • excusable neglect (legal)
同義詞
  • forgivable

    more personal and emotional; excusable is slightly more formal

  • pardonable

    more formal, often used in legal or moral contexts

  • understandable

    focuses on the reason being clear rather than the fault being forgiven

反義詞
  • inexcusable

    the direct opposite; much more common than excusable itself

  • unforgivable

    stronger emotional weight; implies the fault is beyond any acceptable reason

用法筆記

Frequently used in legal or formal contexts to assess whether a failure was avoidable. The antonym 'inexcusable' is more common in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

His behaviour was excusable to me.
I found his behaviour excusable.
'excusable' describes the action, not a person's attitude toward it.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • excusable mistake
  • excusable delay
  • excusable error
  • excusable absence
  • excusable neglect

副詞搭配

  • barely excusable
  • perfectly excusable
  • hardly excusable
  • entirely excusable

常用片語

  • find something excusable
  • consider something excusable
  • deem something excusable