To exculpate someone is to show, with reasons or proof, that they are not to blame for something people thought they did.

To exculpate someone證明某人無罪is to show, with reasons or proof用理由或證據來顯示，that they are not to blame他們不該為某件事被責怪for something people thought they did就是人們以為是他們做的事。

It is a court-and-essay word, not a kitchen-table word. You would not say “Mum exculpated me about the broken vase”; you would say she cleared my name, or she said it wasn’t my fault.

It is它是a court-and-essay word一個用在法庭和文章裡的字，not a kitchen-table word而不是餐桌上會用的字。You would not say你不會說“Mum exculpated me about the broken vase”「媽媽exculpated了我，因為打破的花瓶」；you would say你會說she cleared my name她還我清白，or或者she said it wasn't my fault她說那不是我的錯。

Lawyers, news writers, and people writing formal English use it.

Lawyers律師、news writers新聞寫手、and and people writing formal English寫正式英文的人use it都會用它。

Though actually, it does not mean “innocent of everything.” It means they are cleared of this charge, this blame. A person can be exculpated of one thing and still be in trouble for another.

Though actually不過其實，it does not mean它不是“innocent of everything”「完全清白」的意思。It means它的意思是they are cleared他們被洗清了of this charge, this blame的是這一項指控、這一項責怪。A person一個人can be exculpated of one thing可以在一件事上被證明無罪and still be in trouble for another卻仍然因為另一件事惹上麻煩。

It is also not the same as forgive: forgive can leave the deed in place; exculpate says the blame did not belong there.

It is also它也not the same as forgive跟forgive「原諒」不一樣：forgive原諒can leave the deed in place可以讓那件事的事實留在原地不變；exculpate而exculpate says說的是the blame did not belong there責怪根本就不該落在那裡。