In the experiment, it is reported that the zero-crossings of the MCD spectra do not fully coincide with the maxima in the absorption spectra, as is exhibited by true A terms. The observed shift is attributed to symmetry-lowering effects arising from Jahn-Teller effects and CF splitting. The lowering of symmetry lifts the degeneracy between the pairs, which now instead appear as close-lying B terms of equal magnitude and opposite sign, i.e., as pseudo-A terms. Meanwhile, the splitting of the degenerate pair affects the absorption spectrum by resulting in two transitions with oscillator strengths that are likely to be different. This with the experimental one is mostly coincidental.