单词 | justification |
释义 | Word family noun justification adjective justifiable ≠ unjustifiable justified ≠ unjustified verb justify adverb justifiably ≠ unjustifiably jus·ti·fi·ca·tion /ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ ●●○ AWL noun [countable, uncountable] 1 REASONa good and acceptable reason for doing something 正当的理由,可接受的理由justification for (doing) something There is no justification for holding her in jail. 没有理由羁押她。 Hoggart felt, with some justification, that his colleagues had let him down. 霍加特觉得同事令他失望,这是有理由的。► see thesaurus at reason2 in justification (of somebody/something) RIGHT/JUSTIFIEDin order to explain why an idea or action is right 为(某人/某事)辩解 He made a speech in justification of his actions. 他发表了一段讲话来为自己的行为辩解。Examples from the Corpusjustification• She had her residence permit taken away, without any justification• There is no justification for holding her in jail.• There's no justification for cruelty.• What justification can there be for paying women lower wages?with some justification• Physicists and biologists often agree, and with some justification, since their sciences do not, indeed, have the answers.• Maybe with some justification at times.jus·ti·fi·ca·tion nounChineseSyllable and good for a Corpus doing reason acceptable |
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