单词：extenuators
n.
extenuate的变形
extenuate
[ik'stenjueit]
vt.
(用偏袒的辩解或借口)减轻(或企图减轻)(罪行、过错等)的严重性(或程度)，声称(错误、过失等)是轻微的；为…找借口，为…提供理由：
to extenuate a crime
用借口来减轻罪行的严重性
(具体情节、情况、事实等)能减轻(罪行、过错等)的严重性(或程度)；可以成为减轻(罪行、过错等)的理由；掩饰(错误、过失等)：
Nothing can extenuate her negligence.
她的玩忽职守是无法掩饰的。
轻视，藐视，低估，看轻：
Do not extenuate the difficulties we are in.
不要低估我们所处的困境。
[古语]
使细，使消瘦，使瘦削；使衰弱
使细小；使稀薄，使稀疏
减小，减少；减弱，削弱
变形：
vt.
extenuated
. extenuating
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