excuse
ɪkˈskjuzKK
ɪk·skjuz
變化形
excuses
excused
excused
excusing
1.
原諒；寬恕
因為某人有合理理由、犯了小錯，或出於禮貌，而不再責怪對方。
用法：常用句型為「excuse 人 for 動名詞」或「excuse 人＋名詞」。受詞是人，不是事情本身。
Please excuse me for being late; the bus came late because of the heavy rain.
請原諒我遲到；公車因為大雨晚到了。
The teacher excused the boy for forgetting his workbook because he was sick.
老師原諒那個男孩忘記帶練習本，因為他生病了。
2.
准許免做；免除
正式同意某人不必履行原本應做的責任、活動或規定。
用法：常用「excuse 人 from 名詞／動名詞」。例如免上課、免參加活動。
Students with a doctor’s note may be excused from PE class.
有醫師證明的學生可能可以免上體育課。
My teacher excused me from class so I could take my daughter to the dentist.
我的老師准許我不用上課，這樣我就能帶女兒去看牙醫。
3.
勞駕；不好意思；請問
用於禮貌地引起他人注意、打擾他人、在人群中借過，或表示沒聽清楚而請對方重說。
用法：「Excuse me」可用於問路、請人讓路、插話或請對方重說。語氣若太重，也可能表示不滿或驚訝。
Excuse me, which bus goes to the train station?
不好意思，請問哪一班公車會到火車站？
Excuse me, may I get by? My seat is next to the window.
不好意思，借過一下好嗎？我的座位在靠窗那邊。
4.
藉口；理由
用來解釋過失、延誤或未完成某事的理由；有時暗示這個理由不太站得住腳。
用法：可數名詞。說「找藉口」用「make an excuse」；「沒有藉口」常說「There is no excuse for...」。
Your phone is no excuse for not finishing your homework.
你的手機不能成為你沒有完成作業的藉口。
There is no excuse for leaving dirty dishes in the kitchen for days.
把髒盤子留在廚房好幾天，沒有任何理由可以 оправ.
5.
請求准許離開；請容我失陪
以禮貌方式表示自己需要暫時或提早離開。
用法：「excuse oneself」表示「告辭離席」，語氣較正式；日常多直接說「Excuse me, I need to...」。
After dinner, Grandpa excused himself from the table to take his medicine.
晚餐後，爺爺告辭離席去吃藥。
Excuse me, I need to go outside to answer this call.
不好意思，我需要到外面接這通電話。
常見錯誤
The teacher excused me to PE class.
The teacher excused me from PE class.
He gave an excuse because he was late.
He made an excuse for being late. ／ He gave an excuse for being late.
Excuse, where is the MRT station?
Excuse me, where is the MRT station?
Please excuse for my lateness.
Please excuse me for being late. ／ Please excuse my lateness.
相關字詞
學習提示
・「Excuse me」是非常實用的禮貌語。問路、借過、插話與請對方重說時都能使用。
・「Sorry」著重道歉；「Excuse me」常著重禮貌地打擾、引起注意或請人讓路。踩到別人時通常說「Sorry」；想在人群中通過時通常說「Excuse me」。
・名詞 excuse 不一定是「藉口」的負面意思，但在「That’s just an excuse」中，常表示說話者不相信那個理由。