extenuating的词源

英文词源

extenuate (v.): 1520s, from Latin extenuatus, past participle of extenuare "lessen, make small, reduce, diminish, detract from," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + tenuare "make thin," from tenuis "thin" (see tenet). Used over the years in a variety of literal and figurative senses in English. Related: Extenuated; extenuating. Extenuating circumstances (1660s) are those which lessen the magnitude of guilt (opposed to aggravating).
mitigating (adj,.): "extenuating," 1610s, present participle adjective from mitigate.

ex-, 向外。-tenu, 变细，减轻，词源同extend, attenuate.

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