ex·ten·u·at·ing /ɪkˈstenjuˌeɪtɪŋ/ adjectiveadj extenuating circumstances/factors etc formalLESS facts or reasons which make you feel that it was reasonable for someone to break the usual rules, or make you have sympathy for someone who did something wrong or illegal 情有可原的情况/因素等 —extenuation /ɪkˌstenjuˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountableU]