Word
exoneration
免罪；免责
the condition of being relieved from blame
指正式洗清罪名或所受的指责。
- 1.
An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation.
免除罪责的行为；洗清嫌疑
- 2.
The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.
被免除负担或指控的状态
免除；解除（义务）；免除罪责的行为；洗清嫌疑；被免除负担或指控的状态；免罪；免除；[经] 免除
In use
After a thorough review, the board announced the exoneration of the wrongly accused employee.
The contract includes a clause for exoneration from responsibility in case of force majeure.
His exoneration was a great relief to his family.
exoneration from [something]
from 后接被免除的事物，如责任、指控等。
The review led to his exoneration from all charges.
那次复审使他免于所有指控。
exoneration of [someone]
of 后接被免罪的人。
The campaign demanded the exoneration of the wrongly imprisoned men.
这场运动要求为被冤入狱的人们平反。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- complete exoneration
- 完全免罪；彻底洗清罪名
- The new evidence led to his complete exoneration.新证据使他被完全免罪。
- exoneration from blame
- 免除责难；摆脱责备
- She demanded exoneration from blame for the accident.她要求免除对这起事故的责难。
- exoneration from liability
- 免除赔偿责任
- The contract includes a clause on exoneration from liability.合同中含有免除赔偿责任的条款。
- exoneration of debt
- 免除债务
- The court ordered the exoneration of the debt.法院下令免除该债务。
- seek exoneration
- 寻求平反；寻求洗清罪名
- The wrongly convicted man spent years seeking exoneration.这名被错判的男子多年寻求平反。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：ex（向外）+ oner（像 onus 负担）+ ation，把罪名或义务这层负担卸下来，就是免罪、免除。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、新闻报道、正式声明 exoneration 是比较正式的词，多用于法律、新闻或正式场合，表示“免罪、免责”；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with exoneration: the primary stress falls on the same final /reɪʃən/ and they share the spelling suffix -ation. Beware of similar-looking words ending in -ate, such as exonerate /ɪɡˈzɒnəreɪt/ and moderate /ˈmɒdəreɪt/: they end in /eɪt/, not /reɪʃən/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.