give someone an excuse (명분을 주다), in the course of (-하는 동안에) 뜻과 사용

 

오늘 배울 표현들은 give someone an excuse (명분을 주다), in the course of (-하는 동안에) 입니다.

 

give someone an excuse (명분을 주다) 부터 설명하자면

 

Give someone an excuse뜻 :   한) 명분을 주다, 이유를 주다. 영) to provide a reason or explanation for something bad that someone has done, in order to make it seem less bad.

 

“명분이 없다 아입니까 명분이” 이 명대사 기억하시나요? 이렇게 명분을 만들어 주는 것이 바로 이 표현 “give an excuse”입니다. “excuse”는 말 그대로 “변명”이나 “이유”라는 뜻을 지니고 있지만 구실이나 핑계거리라는 뜻으로도 함께 쓰입니다. 이렇게 “give an excuse”라고 한다면 구실이나 핑계거리를 주는 것과 같죠. 비슷한 표현으로는 “make an excuse” 라는 표현도 있습니다.

 

She gave us a reasonable excuse to leave the meeting.

뜻: 그녀는 미팅을 나가도 되는 합당한 명분을 줬어.

 

Give someone an excuse 로 쓰이는 영어 예시들을 더 살펴보겠습니다

 

 

Give someone an excuse (명분을 주다) 의 영어 예시 문장

 

1.     If we respond with violence, we'll be playing into their hands, giving them an excuse for a fight.   2.     My son gave me a funny excuse for not playing in the game.   3.     Why did you give me an excuse just so you could go home early?   4.     We gave them an excuse why we declined their invitation.

 

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다음 보실 표현은 in the course of (-하는 동안에)라는 표현입니다

 

In the course of 뜻:   한) –하는 동안에. 영) undergoing the specified process; during the specified period.

 

Course 는 “과정”, “과목”, 또는 “항로”라는 뜻을 지니고 있습니다. 이렇게 처음부터 끝까지의 과정과 관련된 단어입니다. 이렇게 “in the course of” 라고 한다면 “–하는 동안에”로 쓰입니다. “In process of” 나 “during”의 뜻과 비슷하죠?

 

They were charged with obstructing the police in the course of their duty.

뜻: 그들은 경찰 업무 진행 중 방해죄로 기소됐어.

 

In the course of로 쓰이는 영어 예시들을 더 살펴보겠습니다

 

 

In the course of (-하는 동안에) 의 영어 예시 문장

 

1.     The ship is now in course of construction.   2.     In the course of evolution, some birds have lost the power of flight.   3.     He called me in the course of our conversation.   4.     In the course of the argument, the most enormous errors of fact simply pullulated.   5.     Several new party members resiled in the course of time.   6.     In the course of researching customer needs, we discovered how few families have adequate life insurance.   7.     She was propositioned several times in the course of the evening.   8.     In the course of the 1930s steel production in Britain approximately doubled.   9.     In the course of my everyday life, I had very little contact with teenagers.   10.  Be patient, you will be promoted in the course of time.

 

Give someone an excuse와 in the course of로 나만의 표현을 써보도록 합시다 !

 

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