serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"理由、原因、正当化として機能する理由になる
例:Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work 遅くまで寝る必要があるというのは、仕事に遅刻する言い訳にはならない
a note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"不在を説明しているメモ言い訳
例:He had to get his mother to write an excuse for him. 彼は母親の彼のために言い訳を書いてもらわなくてはならなかった。
a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"悪い例謝罪
例:a poor excuse for an automobile 自動車に関するおそまつな言い訳
accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands"口実を受け入れる酌量
例:Please excuse my dirty hands 汚れた手で申し訳ない
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"弁解によって、防御する、説明するか、片づける、あるいは言い訳する釈明