excuse

/ɪkˈskjuːs/

意味: 言い訳、許し

例文: Momo gave a nap excuse.
　　  モモが昼寝の言い訳をした。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: make an excuse(言い訳をする), excuse oneself(退席する), excuse a mistake(間違いを許す)

定義: 言い訳や理由を示すこと、または誰かを許すことを意味します。例えば、何かをしなかった理由を説明するために使います。また、誰かの行動や間違いを許すときにも使います。

excuseは約30,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析

レーダーチャート: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Noun: a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
Noun: a note explaining an absence
Noun: a poor example
Verb: accept an excuse for
Verb: grant exemption or release to
Verb: serve as a reason or cause or justification of
Verb: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
Verb: ask for permission to be released from an engagement
Verb: excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

Please excuse my late arrival today.(今日は遅れてすみません。)
He gave a weak excuse for missing work.(彼は仕事を休んだ言い訳が弱かった。)
Don’t excuse bad behavior in any situation.(どんな場合でも悪い行動を許してはいけない。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: he kept finding excuses to stay
Noun: every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job
Noun: his transparent self-justification was unacceptable
Noun: he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him
Noun: it was an apology for a meal
Noun: a poor excuse for an automobile
Verb: Please excuse my dirty hands
Verb: Please excuse me from this class
Verb: Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work
Verb: Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again
Verb: rationalize the child’s seemingly crazy behavior
Verb: he rationalized his lack of success
Verb: excuse someone’s behavior
Verb: She condoned her husband’s occasional infidelities

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): alibi, apologise, apologize, apology, beg off, condone, exculpation, excuse, exempt, explain, justify, let off, pardon, rationalise, rationalize, relieve, self-justification

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): absolve, defend, defense, example, forgive, justify, note, request

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): absolve, alibi, apologize, apology, appeal, apply, ask, ask out, beg, call, challenge, claim, demand, desire, encore, exception, excuse, invite, legitimate, order, pardon, petition, precedent, quintessence, remit, reserve, sample, shrive, solicit, specimen, stand up, supplicate, uphold, wash one’s hands

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): alibi, color, extenuate, extenuation, frank, plead

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: alibi, apology, condonation, excusatory, excuse, excuser, explanation, justifiable, justification, justificative, justificatory, justifier, pardon, rationalisation, rationalization

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: psychology

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: conversation, descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb
countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞): ex

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

中学レベル

英検5級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Atomic Habits, Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1, Holes

Movies(映画): Big Hero 6, Finding Nemo, Frozen, The Bad Guys, Zootopia

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: negative