extenuate
vt. (用偏袒的辯解或藉口)減輕; 低估,藐視
1. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of;
Nothing can extenuate his crime.
他的罪責無法減輕.
Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.
這種駭人聽聞的行徑罪無可恕.
Nothing can extenuate his guilt.
他的罪無法減輕.
Nothing can extenuate her negligence.
她的翫忽職守是無法掩飾的。
Nothing can extenuate such cruelty.
如此殘忍(的行為)不可原諒.