past exonerative

短语

词形变化

exonerative 过去式

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The notional past tense of non-apology apologies like "mistakes were made", in which a speaker uses the passive voice (and past tense) and careful wording to avoid imputing intent or blame for a failure.

词源

Coined by political scientist William Schneider.

来源：wiktionary