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题 目: 容易用混的词2 alibi, excuse
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日 期: Fri Jul 4 17:14:26 1997
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发信人: Chaucer (远尘), 信区: English
标 题: 容易用混的词2 alibi, excuse
发信站: 饮水思源站 (Thu Jul 3 08:57:58 1997) , 转信
excuse和alibi都有“借口”的意思。
excuse含有承认自己不对的意味,只是想找一个理由或借口
以避免或减轻责任。
alibi基本上是法律用语,指受指控的人在案件发生时,不在现场。
His excuse for being late was that his train was delayed.
His alibi was that he was at home when the shop was robbed.
alibi在口语中可作excuse(借口)用,但这类借口往往是杜撰的。
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