alibi

アリバイ

犯罪が起きたとき、その人が別の場所にいたことを示す証拠。

やさしい英語で： Evidence that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened.

• She has a solid alibi.
• The police checked his alibi for the night of the murder.
• Two witnesses confirmed that his alibi was true.

使い方： an alibi for something (He had an alibi for the time of the robbery.)

よく使う表現： have an alibi, a solid alibi, check an alibi

言い訳、口実

非難や罰を避けるために持ち出す理由。

やさしい英語で： A reason given to avoid blame or punishment for something.

• Being busy was her usual alibi.
• He invented an alibi to escape punishment.
• The manager refused to accept another alibi for the delay.

使い方： an alibi for something (He used tiredness as an alibi for his poor work.)

類義語： excuse

よく使う表現： a convenient alibi, use an alibi, an alibi for failure