喜樂美語
  1. 1

    Proof that you were somewhere else when a crime happened, so you couldn't have done it. In casual talk, people also stretch this word to mean any excuse for why they weren't somewhere or didn't do something, even when no crime is involved.

    不在場證明；（口語）藉口

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

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組成From Latin, where the word literally means 'elsewhere' or 'in another place.'

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

alibinoun/ˈæl.ə.baɪ/

  • 1

    lawThe plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed.

    • to set up an alibi
    • to prove an alibi
  • 2

    An excuse, especially one used to avoid responsibility or blame.

    • That day in September, I'm sure you can remember / That's when all the stuff hit the fan (the stuff hit the fan) / You told me a lie, and you didn't have an alibi / But baby, yet I still cared

alibiverb/ˈæl.ə.baɪ/

  • 1

    To provide an alibi for.

    • Bond laughed. 'What an organization!' he said. 'I'm sure it's all beautifully covered up and alibied. What a man! He certainly seems to have the run of this country.'
  • 2

    To provide an excuse for.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。