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البَشَرِيّ
原谅 yuánliàng

I. excuse [ıkˈskjuːz] VB trans

1. excuse:

excuse
原谅 yuánliàng
excuse
宽恕 kuānshù

2. excuse:

excuse
为…辩解 wèi…biànjiě
excuse
免除…的责任 miǎnchú…de zérèn
Ignorance of the law does not excuse a man for violating it.
不知法不能成为违法的理由。

II. excuse [ıkˈskjuːz, ıkˈskjuːs] N

excuse
理由 lǐyóu
excuse
借口 jièkǒu

excuse [ıkˈskjuːz]

Excuse me
[客套语，用于打扰他人、插话等场合] 对不起 duì bù qǐ
in excuse of
作为…的辩解 zuòwéi…de biànjiě
invent an excuse for
为…编造借口 wèi…biānzào jièkǒu
Present
Iexcuse
youexcuse
he/she/itexcuses
weexcuse
youexcuse
theyexcuse
Past
Iexcused
youexcused
he/she/itexcused
weexcused
youexcused
theyexcused
Present Perfect
Ihaveexcused
youhaveexcused
he/she/ithasexcused
wehaveexcused
youhaveexcused
theyhaveexcused
Past Perfect
Ihadexcused
youhadexcused
he/she/ithadexcused
wehadexcused
youhadexcused
theyhadexcused
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Excuse me
[客套语，用于打扰他人、插话等场合] 对不起 duì bù qǐ
make up an excuse
编造借口
invent an excuse for
为…编造借口 wèi…biānzào jièkǒu
in excuse of
作为…的辩解 zuòwéi…de biànjiě
a lame excuse
理由不足的借口

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

As much as we love food, we love organized, large-scale events that give us an excuse to chow down even more.
torontoist.com
What is the legal justification or excuse for such conduct?
en.wikipedia.org
As the officers intended, this gives them the excuse to frisk him.
en.wikipedia.org
Er, excuse me, there are two spring tides and two neap tides every day of the year.
www.sunlive.co.nz
Duress operates as an excuse but necessity operates as a justification, rendering the defendant's conduct lawful.
en.wikipedia.org

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