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いいわけ

いいわけ 言い訳 名詞 (an ) excuse /ikskjúːs /for . 弁解 , 口実 うまい [苦しい; へたな ]言い訳 a good [a feeble, a lame ; a poor ] excuse .もっともらしい [口先だけの ]言い訳 a plausible [a glib ] excuse .▸ 経験不足は彼の無作法の言い訳にはならない His lack of experience is no excuse for [does not excuse ] his bad behavior .▸ 頭痛を言い訳にして彼は早く帰った He used a headache as an excuse for leav ing [to leave ] early .▸ 君の行動は言い訳のしようがないものだった Your conduct was inexcusable .言い訳 (を )する 動詞 make * [offer, give *] an excuse for , excuse /ikskjúːz / oneself for .▸ 彼はこの仕事は初めてだったと言って失敗の言い訳をした He made an excuse [excused himself ] for his failure by saying (that ) he was new to this work .In excuse of his failure, he said (that ) he was new to this work . (!このように具体的な言い訳の理由を示して用いることに注意 ) ▸ 彼は自分のふるまいに対してどんな言い訳をしたの ?What excuse [(理由 ) reason ] did he give for his behavior? ▸ 言い訳するな No excuses .Don't make up excuses . (!make up は 「でっちあげる 」の意 ) ▸ 言い訳しても始まらないよ .実行に移さなければ Excuses don't get the job done, but performers do .