- 1證明無罪；洗清嫌疑
To exculpate someone is to show, with reasons or proof, that they are not to blame for something people thought they did. It is a court-and-essay word, not a kitchen-table word. You would not say “Mum exculpated me about the broken vase”; you would say she cleared my name, or she said it wasn’t my fault. Lawyers, news writers, and people writing formal English use it. Though actually, it does not mean “innocent of everything.” It means they are cleared of this charge, this blame. A person can be exculpated of one thing and still be in trouble for another. It is also not the same as forgive: forgive can leave the deed in place; exculpate says the blame did not belong there.
組成From Medieval Latin exculpātus, from exculpō: ex- “out, away from” + culpa “fault, blame” + a verb ending. So: to take the blame off someone. English -ate marks the verb.
同家族的字
- culpablefrom the same culpa: deserving blame
- inculpatethe opposite move: to put blame onto someone
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，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。
exculpateverb/ˈɛkskəlpeɪt/
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To clear of or to free from guilt; exonerate.
- 1896, Edward Manson, J. S. Henderson (editors), Reports of Cases in Bankruptcy and Companies' Winding-Up, Volume 3, Sweet & Maxwell, page 72, When one comes to look at subsection 7, it is quite clear that the Court can only allow expenses to a person ordered to attend for examination if in the opinion of the Court he is exculpated from any of the charges made or suggested against him.
- The inquest on keeper Davidson was duly held, and at the commencement seemed likely to cause Tony Palliser less anxiety than he had expected. Northrop knew all about Tony's flirtation with Lucy Davidson, but it also knew a good deal more about that lady than Tony did, and exculpated him.
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