plea
n.
1. 请求,恳求
The prisoner made a plea for mercy.
囚犯恳求宽恕。
2. 借口,托辞
She left the party on the plea of a headache.
她借口头疼离开了晚会。
3. 律抗辩,答辩
He entered a plea of "not guilty" to the charges filed against him.
针对对他的指控他提出"无罪"的抗辩。
excuse.
n
1. 辩解
2. 理由;借口
There is no excuse for this chaotic state of affairs.
事情弄得如此之乱,已经没有什么理由可说了。
3. 原谅,饶恕
4. 请假条
I wrote an excuse for my absence from school.
我写了一张请假条,说明缺课的原因。
5. 歉意,道歉