extenuating

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ex·ten·u·at·ing /ɪkˈstenjuˌeɪtɪŋ/ adjective  extenuating circumstances/factors etc formalLESS facts or reasons which make you feel that it was reasonable for someone to break the usual rules, or make you have sympathy for someone who did something wrong or illegal 情有可原的情况/因素等 —extenuation /ɪkˌstenjuˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

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extenuating• A terrifying warning was occasionally administered in cases where extenuating circumstances existed.• Goodstein suggested that this eased by talking about extenuating circumstances.• Hunger and poverty, the main reasons for their poaching, are not treated by the courts as extenuating circumstances.Origin extenuating (1500-1600) Latin past participle of extenuare, from tenuis “thin”

ex·ten·u·at·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable  

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extenuating
ex‧ten‧u‧at‧ing /ɪkˈstenjuˌeɪtɪŋ/ adjectiveextenuating circumstances/factors etc formal facts or reasons which make you feel that it was reasonable for someone to break the usual rules, or make you have sympathy for someone who did something wrong or illegal
—extenuation /ɪkˌstenjuˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

ex·tenu·at·ingBrE /ɪkˈstenjueɪtɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ɪkˈstenjueɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] (formal) showing reasons why a wrong or illegal act, or a bad situation, should be judged less seriously or excused 情有可原的；可减轻的◆There were extenuating circumstances and the defendant did not receive a prison sentence. 因为有可减轻罪行的情节，所以被告未被判刑。🔊🔊