2021-04-17
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – alibi
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ออกเสียง alibi = ‘AL-uh-bahy’
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HISTORICAL USAGE OF ALIBI
Alibi in Latin is an adverb meaning “in orat another place.”
Its earliest English uses, in the 18th century, are in legal contexts,
both as an adverband as a noun
meaning “a plea of having been elsewhere.”
The extended noun senses“excuse”
and “person used as one's excuse” developed in the 20th century
in the United States and occur in all but the most formal writing.
As a verb alibi occurs mainly in informal use.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for alibi
Noun
APOLOGY, APOLOGIA, EXCUSE, PLEA, PRETEXT, ALIBI
mean matter offered in explanation or defense.
APOLOGY usually applies to an expressionof regret
for a mistake or wrong with implied admission of guilt or fault
and with or without reference to mitigating or extenuating circumstances.
said by way of apology that he would have met them if he could
APOLOGIA implies not admission of guilt or regretbut a desire to make clear the grounds for some course, belief, or position.
his speech was an apologia for his foreign policy
EXCUSE implies an intent to avoid or remove blame or censure.
used illness as an excuse for missing the meeting
PLEA stresses argumentor appeal for understanding or sympathy or mercy.
her usual plea that she was nearsighted
PRETEXT suggests subterfuge and the offering of false reasons or motives in excuse or explanation.
used any pretext to get out of work
ALIBI implies a desire to shift blame or evade punishment and imputes mere plausibility to the explanation.
his alibi failed to stand scrutiny
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Did You Know?
In Latin, alibi was an adverb that meant “elsewhere.”
When the word was first adopted into English in the 18th century,
it was still limited to its adverbial use.
A person on trial might be said to prove himself alibi when the crime was committed.
By the end of that century, however,
alibi had acquired the status of a noun and was used in legal contexts for “the plea of having been elsewhere at the time of the crime.”
The meaning of the word was then extended to apply to the fact or state of having been elsewhere when a crime was committed.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary
usage:
The earliest English uses of alibi are in legal contexts,
both as an adverb (directly from Latin) meaning “in or at another place”
and as a noun meaning “a plea of having been elsewhere.”
The extended noun senses “excuse” and “person used as an excuse”
developed in the 20th century in the U.S.
and occur in all but the most formal writing.
As a verb alibi occurs mainly in informal use.
Dictionary of Problem Words in English
alibi
Precise and careful speakers and writers
limitthe use of alibi to its meaning in law;
“a plea or fact of having been elsewhere when an offense was committed”:
“The defendant’s alibi was that he was out of town when the crime took place.”
Alibi is overused in the informal sense of “excuse”
or “any kind of defense.”
Instead of saying “The players offered no alibi for their defeat,”
say “They offered no excuse.”
Instead of saying “Honest man never alibi,”
use some form of plea, justification, or acknowledgement.
