英和和英

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名詞

An excuse; an exculpation; justification; a warrant; a plea; a pretext; an explanation; an apology:（=する） to make an excuse; to excuse oneself; to exculpate oneself; to justify oneself; to explain oneself; to plead （ignorance）; to apologize （for a fault）; to warrant （violence, etc.）

用例

• どう言い訳をしようか
  How shall I excuse myself?―justify myself?

• 言い訳をしても駄目だ
  It is no use trying to excuse yourself.
• そんなことをしては言い訳が立たぬ
  Such conduct is inexcusable―unjustifiable―Such conduct admits of no excuse―permits of no excuse―allows of no excuse―You have no warrant for what you do.
• 酩酊の上とは言いながらあんなことをしては言い訳が立たぬ
  Granting that he was drunk, that is no excuse for his behaviour.
• こんな失錯をしては言い訳が立たない
  I can not excuse myself for my blunder―justify my blunder.
• そんな失錯をして言い訳が立つか
  Can you excuse yourself for committing such a blunder?―justify such a blunder?
• 病気だと言えば言い訳が立つ
  My illness will serve as an excuse.
• どんな事情があっても暴行の言い訳にはならぬ
  No circumstances can justify violence―warrant violence.
• 彼は言い訳に病気だと言った
  He said he was ill by way of excuse
  He pleaded illness.
• 彼は（そんな法律のあることを）知らなかったと言い訳をしている
  He pleads ignorance.
• 落第したら父に何と言って言い訳をしようか
  What shall I say to my father if I should fail?
• 僕は言い訳が下手だ
  I am ill at making excuses.
• 言い訳の上手な者に限って何にも役に立たぬ
  Those who are good at making excuses, are good for nothing else.
• 下手な言い訳をする
  to make a lame excuse
• 人に迷惑をかけておいて苦しい言い訳だ
  That is a sorry excuse for inconveniencing others.
• 借金の言い訳をする
  to apologize for non-payment―put off a dun
• 細君は借金の言い訳が上手だ
  His wife shows tact in putting off duns.