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词汇 justify
释义 justify
verb[ T ]
uk /ˈdʒʌs.tɪ.faɪ/ us /ˈdʒʌs.tə.faɪ/
B2
to give or to be a good reason for: 为…辩护;证明…正当(或有理、正确);是…的正当理由
[ + -ing verb ]I can't really justify taking another day off work.我真的找不出理由再多休一天假了。
Are you sure that these measures are justified?你确定这些措施合理吗?
 justify yourself
B2
If you justify yourself, you give a good reason for what you have done: 为自己的行为作解释
It was the only thing that I could do - I don't have to justify myself to anyone.这是我唯一能做的——我不必向任何人解释。
How can you justify the employment of capital punishment?你如何证明实行死刑的正当性?
New evidence from a self-confessed liar was not enough to justify a retrial.一位承认自己说谎的人提供的新证据并不足以说明案件需要重审。
Manufacturers need large sales to justify offering a big variety in export markets.生产厂家需要极高的销量来证明向出口市场提供种类繁多的产品是值得的。
We are duty bound to justify how we spend our funds.我们有义务把资金使用情况说清楚。
They haven't been given these rights for all eternity - they should justify having them just like most other people have to.这些权利并非永久性地赋予他们——他们应该像其他大多数人必须要做的那样,证明自己有资格享有这些权利。
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account (to someone) for something
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extenuate
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indescribably
inexpressibly
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lay something out
outline
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what is he, are they, etc. like?idiom

justify | American Dictionary


justify
verb[ T ]
us/ˈdʒʌs·təˌfɑɪ/
to show that something is reasonable, right, or true:
Her fears of a low voter turnout were justified when fewer than half of the people voted.

justification


noun[ C/U ]us/ˌdʒʌs·tə·fɪˈkeɪ·ʃən/
[ U ]She said that there was no justification for such rude behavior.

Examples of justify


justify
He does not propose a theorem with justifying propositions in its train.
Accordingly, if practical rationality suggests supposing the doxastic practice reliable, rationality prompts us to suppose the beliefs produced by that practice prima facie justified.
The musical and psychological evidence is that these attitudes are not justified, and never were.
At best, dialogue will be justified in terms of curiosity about other positions in the market-place.
The non-specialist reader may find some of the theoretical discussion frustrating, but the overall power of the book justifies the reader's effort.
The denial of the use of generality becomes a legislative device for justifying the pursuit of a self-limiting language game in its own terms.
However, the substance of the book fully justifies the approach the author has adopted.
Such an approach was justified on 'national grounds', to replenish the supply of business and professional talent depleted by war.
One requires a background of considerable behavioural complexity before one is justified in attributing to any creature beliefs, intentions and so on.
The qualities which they attribute to literacy thus take on the more general significance of justifying the vast expense on western education systems.
In any society only one sovereign legal order is possible and justifies the recognition of a state.
The use of" right", in such circumstances, seems to be a clear case of special pleading that my decision is justified by some unambiguous legality.
Under this modern view, contractual obligations may only be justified in order to deter or compensate some harm to the interests of another person.
They were perhaps justified in their anger at the relatively low priority accorded to older people.
A host state may restrict the activities of a financial institution as far as it is justified by the general good.
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