If behaviour is excusable, people can forgive it. You still did something less than good, but there is a reason others can understand — you were ill, you were new, you did not know the rule.

If behaviour is excusable如果一個行為是情有可原的， people can forgive it大家就可以原諒它。You still did something less than good你還是做了不太好的事， but there is a reason others can understand但有一個別人能理解的原因—— you were ill你生病了、 you were new你是新來的、 you did not know the rule你不知道規則。

It is softer than right or justified. Justified says the action was fair; excusable says it was not really fair, but we will not be hard on you.

It is這個詞 softer語氣更輕 than right or justified比起right（對）或justified（有理由）。Justified這個字 says the action was fair說這個行為是公平的； excusable這個字 says it was not really fair說它其實不算公平， but we will not be hard on you但我們不會苛責你。

Teachers, parents, and rule-books use it a lot: “a mistake, but an excusable one.” The opposite, inexcusable, is much sharper: there is no acceptable reason.

Teachers, parents, and rule-books老師、家長和規則手冊 use it a lot很常用這個詞： "a mistake, but an excusable one."「是個錯誤，但情有可原」。The opposite相反的詞， inexcusableinexcusable（不可原諒的） is much sharper語氣強烈很多： there is no acceptable reason沒有能被接受的理由。

Though actually, what counts as excusable changes with the room you are in — a slip that is excusable at a family dinner may not be excusable at work.

Though actually不過其實， what counts as excusable什麼樣算是情有可原 changes with the room you are in會隨場合改變—— a slip一個小失誤 that is excusable at a family dinner在家庭聚餐時可以被原諒 may not be excusable at work在工作場合可能就不行。