| 词汇 | self-exculpation |
| 释义 | self-exculpation noun[ U ] formal(alsoselfexculpation)uk /ˌself.ek.skəlˈpeɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌself.ek.skəlˈpeɪ.ʃən/ the act of trying to remove blame from yourself, especially when you have in fact done something wrong: He records his own faults and failings with pain and anger, shame, and some self-exculpation. Politicians have mastered the fine art of self-exculpation on environmental matters. His attempted self-exculpation is breathtakingly arrogant and sadly disturbing in its implications. All too often their memoirs are packed with self-exculpation, personal resentments, and malice. Many people appear to have been taken in by her pained attempts at self-exculpation. Innocent acquit acquit someone of something acquittal be above/beyond reproachidiom be in the clearidiom clear of something cleared come up/out smelling of rosesidiom culpability culpably exoneration guiltless guiltlessly inculpable innocence reproach responsible sinless sinlessly squeaky-clean |
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