excuse
🇺🇸
/ɪkˈskjuːs/
🇬🇧
/ɪkˈskjuːs/
noun
B2
A reason, true or not, to explain or defend your actions.
His excuse for being late was that his car broke down.
彼が遅刻した言い訳は、車が故障したことでした。
B2
A reason you give for doing something you want to do.
He needed an excuse to skip the boring meeting.
彼は退屈な会議をスキップするための口実が必要でした。
R
A very poor example of something.
That's a terrible excuse for a meal.
それは食事としてはひどい代物だ。
R
A note explaining why someone cannot attend school or work.
She wrote an excuse for her son's absence from school.
彼女は息子の学校欠席のための欠席届を書きました。
verb
B2
To forgive someone for a small mistake or rudeness.
Please excuse my messy handwriting.
乱雑な筆跡をお許しください。
B2
To make bad behavior seem less wrong by giving reasons.
You cannot excuse his rude behavior with any excuse.
どんな言い訳でも彼の無礼な行動を弁解することはできません。
R
To allow someone to leave politely.
She excused herself from the table to take a phone call.
彼女は電話に出るために席を外すことを断りました。
R
To allow someone not to do something they normally should.
The teacher excused him from homework due to illness.
先生は病気のため、彼を宿題から免除しました。
translation
言い訳, ひどい例, 欠席届
許す, 弁解する, 席を外す, 免除する
語形変化
3rd Present
excuses
Progressive
excusing
Past
excused
Plural
excuses
Perfect
excused