Alibi



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 某人当时不在犯罪现场的申辩或证明;借口, 托辞
• [英] formal statement that a person was in another place at the time of a crime;execuse of any kind

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Latin, elsewhere, from alius
• Date: 1743
• 1. the plea of having been at the time of the commission of an act elsewhere than at the place of commission; also the fact or state of having been elsewhere at the time
• 2. an excuse usually intended to avert blame or punishment (as for failure or negligence)
• Synonyms: see apology

II. verb (-bied; -biing)

• Date: 1909
• transitive verb
  • to exonerate by an alibi ; furnish an excuse for
• intransitive verb
  • to offer an excuse

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