英漢辭典

1. vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
   1. 原諒,寬恕

   excuse a fault [sb for his fault]

   原諒(某人的)過失

   If you'll kindly excuse me,....

   (欲提前告辭時)對不起…

   Excuse me for not having answered your letter sooner.

   請原諒我沒能及早回信

2. 2. 使(某人)免除(某種義務)

   You are excused now.

   你可以走了

   May I be excused? [euph.]

   (特指正在學習的學生或學徒)我可以結業了吧?

   excuse sb from a duty

   豁免某人的義務

3. 3. 同意免除(責任);不強求

   We will excuse your presence.

   我們同意你不出席.

4. 4. 表白,為…辯解

5. 5. 成為(…事情)的理由

   Sickness excused his absence.

   他是因病缺席的.

6. 6. 寬免



7. vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
   1. 原諒,寬恕;申辯

8. 2. 對不起,借過,勞駕



9. n. (名詞 noun)
   1. 辯解,理由,申辯

   Ignorance of law is no excuse.

   不懂法律不是申辯的理由

   You have no excuse for being lazy.

   你根本就找不到你懶惰的理由

10. 2. (過失等的)理由;藉口,託辭,口實

    An ill payer [paymaster] never wants (an) excuse.

    【諺】 常出錯者,無需藉口.

11. 3. 原諒,饒恕

12. 4. 說明原因之物,請假條;拙劣的東西,勉強權充之物

13. 5. 道歉,歉意

柯林斯英英辭典

vt. (transitive verb)

1. [tr] to pardon or forgive

he always excuses her unpunctuality

2. to seek pardon or exemption for (a person, esp oneself)

to excuse oneself for one's mistakes

3. to make allowances for; judge leniently

to excuse someone's ignorance

4. to serve as an apology or explanation for; vindicate or justify

her age excuses her behaviour

5. to exempt from a task, obligation, etc

you are excused making breakfast

6. to dismiss or allow to leave

he asked them to excuse him

7. to seek permission for (someone, esp oneself) to leave

he excused himself and left

n. (noun)

1. an explanation offered in defence of some fault or offensive behaviour or as a reason for not fulfilling an obligation, etc

he gave no excuse for his rudeness

2. [informal] an inferior example of something specified; makeshiftsubstitute

she is a poor excuse for a hostess

3. the act of excusing

4. [Etymology] C13: from Latin excusare, from ex-¹ + -cusare, from causa cause, accusation