justify

英 ['d??st?fa?] 美['d??st?'fai]

反義詞

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第三人稱單數(shù):?justifies;過(guò)去式:?justified;過(guò)去分詞:?justified;現(xiàn)在分詞:?justifying;

1、just- + -ify.
2、字面含義為：make just, make equitable.

justify 證明合法，證明有理，辯護(hù)

just,合法的，公正的，-fy,使。即使合法，引申詞義證明合法，證明有理，辯護(hù)等。

justify (v.): c. 1300, "to administer justice;" late 14c., "to show (something) to be just or right," from Old French justifiier "submit to court proceedings" (12c.), from Latin iustificare "act justly toward, make just," from iustificus "dealing justly, righteous," from iustus "just" (see just (adj.)) + root of facere "to do" (see factitious). Of circumstances, "to afford justification," from 1630s. Meaning "to make exact" (now largely restricted to typesetting) is from 1550s. Related: Justified; justifying.

1. Domestic conditions did not justify a loosening of monetary policy.: 國(guó)內(nèi)的情況并不足以成為放松貨幣政策的正當(dāng)理由。

2. They justify every villainy in the name of high ideals.: 他們打著實(shí)現(xiàn)遠(yuǎn)大理想的幌子為他們的每件惡行開(kāi)脫。

3. This does not justify the denial of constitutional protection.: 這不能成為剝奪他人受憲法保護(hù)權(quán)利的正當(dāng)理由。

4. We'll always justify our actions with noble sounding theories.: 我們總會(huì)用聽(tīng)起來(lái)非常高尚的理論為我們的行動(dòng)辯護(hù)。

5. Click this option to right-justify the selected text.: 點(diǎn)擊這個(gè)選項(xiàng)，使選定的文本向右對(duì)齊。