動詞
词源
源自中世紀拉丁語 exculpātus，exculpō的完成被動分詞，源自ex- (“出，離”) + culpa (“缺陷；過錯；犯罪”)。
读音
- /ˈɛkskəlpeɪt/
释义
證明無罪，辯白
The inquest on keeper Davidson was duly held, and at the commencement seemed likely to cause Tony Palliser less anxiety than he had expected. Northrop knew all about Tony's flirtation with Lucy Davidson, but it also knew a good deal more about that lady than Tony did, and exculpated him.
1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 4, in The Dust of Conflict:
词形与写法（3）
| 词形 | 标注 | 转写 |
|---|---|---|
| exculpates | third-person · singular · present | |
| exculpating | present · participle | |
| exculpated | past · participle · 簡單過去時 |