excuse

藉口、託辭

He always finds an excuse for arriving late to work.

他上班遲到總是找得到藉口。

理由、解釋

There is no excuse for treating customers so rudely.

這樣粗魯對待客人是沒有理由的。

請假條、假單

She brought a written excuse from her mother.

她帶了一張媽媽寫的請假條。

原諒、見諒

Please excuse the mess; we are still unpacking.

屋子亂請見諒，我們還在整理行李。

為…辯解、開脫

Nothing can excuse such careless handling of private data.

個資被這樣草率處理，怎麼說都無法開脫。