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Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: iiwake shite gomakasu
"彼は自分のミスを言い訳してごまかそうとした。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To minimize or dismiss the significance of something by providing a clever excuse or rationalization.
"He tried to explain away his late arrival by blaming unexpected traffic." - 2
To account for an awkward fact or discrepancy in a way that makes it seem unimportant or negligible.
"The scientist could not easily explain away the anomalies found in the experimental data."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the verb 'explain' (from Old French 'explaner' and Latin 'explanare', meaning to make plain or clear) and the adverb 'away' indicating removal or reduction. The phrasal verb developed in the 19th century to describe the act of diminishing the significance or culpability of something through rationalization or specious arguments.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Explain-away"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Explain-away" is said worldwide
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minimiser
Transliteration: mini-mi-ze
"Il a essayé de minimiser ses erreurs avec des excuses."
wegerklären
Transliteration: veg-er-klai-ren
"Er versuchte, seine Fehler wegzuerklären."
giustificare
Transliteration: dju-sti-fi-ca-re
"Ha cercato di giustificare il suo comportamento scorretto."
explicar
Transliteration: eks-pli-kar
"Intentó explicar sus faltas con excusas absurdas."
desculpar
Transliteration: des-kul-par
"Ele tentou justificar o seu erro com argumentos fracos."
टालना
Transliteration: talna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने अपनी गलती को बहानों से टालने की कोशिश की।"
解释过去
Transliteration: jiěshì guòqù
Script: 中文汉字
"他试图把自己的错误轻描淡写地解释过去。"
얼버무리다
Transliteration: eol-beo-mu-ri-da
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 자신의 실수를 변명으로 얼버무렸다."
言い訳してごまかす
Transliteration: iiwake shite gomakasu
Script: 日本語
"彼は自分のミスを言い訳してごまかそうとした。"
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