(尤指通过证明无罪而)免罪;洗清(某人)罪名;使不受指责。常用于法律或正式语境。
/ɪɡˈzɑːnəreɪt/
The new evidence exonerated him.
新证据为他洗清了罪名。
After a long investigation, the report exonerated the company from blame, though it criticized its safety culture.
经过长期调查,报告认定公司不应为事故承担责任,但批评了其安全文化。
来自拉丁语 exonerare,由 *ex-*(“向外、去除”)+ onus(“负担、重担”)构成,原义是“卸下重担”,后来引申为“解除责任/罪责”,即“洗清罪名”。