alibi
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/ˈæləbaɪ/
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/ˈæləbaɪ/
Proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened.
They could not charge him with the theft because his friend gave him an alibi.
他們不能指控他偷竊,因為他的朋友為他提供了不在犯罪現場的證據。
A reason given to say you did not do something wrong.
He used being stuck in traffic as an alibi for missing the meeting.
他用塞車作為錯過會議的藉口。