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べんかい

べんかい 弁解 名詞 言い訳 (an ) excuse /ikskjúːs /for ; 説明 (an ) explanation of, for ; 正当化 justification for .▸ そのようなミスに弁解の余地はない There is no excuse [justification ] for such a mistake .▸ 貧乏はお金を盗んだことの弁解にはならない Your poverty does not justify your stealing the money .弁解 (を )する 動詞 make * [offer ] an excuse, excuse /ikskjúːz / oneself for ; explain ; justify . 言い訳 (を ) する ▸ 彼は遅れて来たことを弁解した He made an excuse [excused himself ] for being late .▸ そのようなばかげたふるまいに対してどう弁解するつもりなのですか How are you going to excuse yourself for [explain, justify ] such stupid behavior? 【弁解として言う 】What are you going to say in explanation [excuse, justification ] of such stupid behavior?