absolve
verb /əbˈzɒlv/
/əbˈzɑːlv/
(formal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they absolve | /əbˈzɒlv/ /əbˈzɑːlv/ |
| he / she / it absolves | /əbˈzɒlvz/ /əbˈzɑːlvz/ |
| past simple absolved | /əbˈzɒlvd/ /əbˈzɑːlvd/ |
| past participle absolved | /əbˈzɒlvd/ /əbˈzɑːlvd/ |
| -ing form absolving | /əbˈzɒlvɪŋ/ /əbˈzɑːlvɪŋ/ |
- absolve somebody (of/from something) to state formally that somebody is not guilty or responsible for something
宣告…无罪；判定…无责 - The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident.
法院判定他对该事故不负任何责任。
- The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident.
- absolve somebody (from/of something) (of a priest
神父 赦免…的罪 - I absolve you from all your sins.
我赦免你所有的罪过。
- I absolve you from all your sins.
词源late Middle English: from Latin absolvere ‘set free, acquit’, from ab- ‘from’ + solvere ‘loosen’.